Egg Drop Competition! HELP ME! DUE MONDAY!?

I need an idea for the egg drop competition. These are the rules. The vehicle can't have a mass more than 100 grams. The vehicle must fit in a shoe box. The materials are self-provided, so try to be as least costly as possible. No parts of the vehicle can fall during the drop or impact. Any type of common adhesives can be used. The drop is 15 feet high. A raw egg must be able to be easily inserted and removed from the vehicle. The egg must survive the fall. THE NEXT PART IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART! PLEASE READ! The vehicle must have the SLOWEST drop as possible. If there is a tie, the LIGHTEST mass wins. So, I need a vehicle that is the LIGHTEST as possible and can drop the SLOWEST as possible without breaking the egg. PLEASE HELP ME! IT IS DUE MONDAY 11/26.07! THANK YOU!

Egg Drop Competition! HELP ME! DUE MONDAY!?
you should use a shoe a paracute, a baby shoebox with cotton
Reply:Use the Thermocoal. The thermocoal will have a light weight and will have a slowest fall. Provide a cavity for the egg inside the thermocoal. the thermocal will act as a shock absorber and the thermocoal is no need to be too large but should be thick enough. the egg will not break
Reply:You need:


Several styrofoam cups


at least one sheet of balsa wood


1 roll of Scotch tape or masking tape


several very thin plastic sandwich bags


a lot of eggs.





Use the balsa wood to make three sticks about 1/4" wide and a foot long. Place more balsa wood as fins on one end of each stick. Tape the sticks to the styrofoam cup to give it some aerodynamic guidance; you want the cup to hit the ground first, not the fins!





Take the thin plastic and form it into small bags, about half again the size of the egg. Tape the new bag closed, but do not wrap it in tape; one small strip should do fine. Place a loop of tape in the bottom of the styrofoam cup and push the bag gently against it.





Put an egg on top of the bag and drop. The airbag in the bottom of the cup should protect the egg adequately. If not, tinker with the amount of tape on the bag until it gives a satisfactory blowout without breaking the egg.



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