Week Two: The Egg Experiment

Egg One

Excited me receiving my egg for the first time! Attempting to paste double sided tape on it

....So I could wrap it up like a mummy!

After that, I wrapped it around with straws so they could provide some cushioning.

Here's another angle of how my egg looks like...

I still felt uneasy so I protected it further in a cup..

I took the plunge and threw my egg but... it cracked :(

 Egg Two

Undeterred, so here's round 2! It looks like a rocket now because the "legs" can hopefully "stand" so the egg won't crack

Covering the egg with more straws 

It still looks empty so I placed it in a cup.

IT CRACKED AGAIN

For my Week Two class, we were tasked to prevent an egg from cracking when thrown about 2m above. In my case, I attempted cushioning the fall using straws and tissues but it failed. The egg cracked.

For my second egg, I repeated the steps again but this time round I made some "legs" so that it can balance and not crack instead. However, it failed the second time and I was slightly disappointed as the rest of the class managed to save their eggs within their first try :(

However, as there were no more materials and time left for my third try, I could not try out for the third time.

If I could have done differently, I would have taped the eggs all over, to thicken the shell and to prevent it from cracking. I would then wrap it around with tissues and then straws to cushion the impact.