Download Challenge: Egg Drop

The Great Egg Drop Debacle
2016
Background:
Picture this…
You are fresh out of college and you have just gotten this great job with a
container manufacture. One of their biggest clients is a group of Farmers
who sell eggs. They are concerned that the current packaging used to
transport their eggs is ineffective, as many of their eggs are arriving broken
to the distributors. This is causing thousands of dollars of loss revenue to
the farmers, they are not happy and they have stated they will take their
business elsewhere if the problem is not fixed, and you will lose your great
new job.
Challenge:
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Rules:
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Build a device/vehicle that will protect a passenger (The Egg) from harm
during a "crash". Your first assignment is to build a container that will
withstand a fall from several different heights; 1 meter, 2 meters, 3
meters and the roof of the building approx. 5 meters.
Oral Presentation & Sales Pitch
 One raw egg (large or extra large) is to be used. I will supply the egg!
 You must have a blue print of your design and get approval before you begin construction. Save your
blueprint!
 No foreign substance(s) may be applied to the eggshell, especially for the purpose of increasing the
strength of the shell. Nothing may be permanently attached to the shell (i.e. rubber bands).
 Glue may not be molded to form a “pod” or capsule around the egg.
 The vehicle may be any shape or size.
 No packing material… ie bubble wrap or packing peanuts.
 No Sponges or cotton materials.
 Your container must have a “latch” and it may not be made of tape. The egg may not be “packed” in
the container.
 Vehicle MUST free-fall to the ground. (No 'parachute' device or “wing” may be employed).
 Vehicle shall be designed to withstand a fall from a minimum height of one meter.
 Egg shell integrity must be able to be proven to be uncompromised after impact;
The egg must be able to be easily removed in order to prove this.
Materials: Recyclable materials such as cups, plates, cans, plastic wrap, toothpicks etc..
NO COTTON BALLS!
You must supply your own materials!
Graded Work Due Dates
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Blueprint of design and materials Due:
June 1st
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oral presentation
June 9th
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Egg Drop
June 9th in class
June 10th on the roof
Egg Drop Debacle
Point Distribution
A completed vehicle designed and constructed according to specifications and delivered
on time will earn 80 points.
If, for any reason, the device is non-compliant with either the
specifications or the delivery date, the device will not be tested
and the point deductions will be as follows:
Non-compliance with specifications:
Late delivery penalty:
ten (10) points deducted
10 (10) points per day deducted
 An egg surviving the prescribed fall shall earn an additional five (5) points
for a total of 80 pts.
 An egg surviving a fall from a height of two meters shall earn an additional
five (5) points for a total of 85 points.
 An egg surviving a fall from a height of three meters shall earn an additional
5 (5) points for a total of 90 points.
 An egg surviving the fall from the roof will earn an additional (10) points for a total of
100.
(Point additions shall be cumulative)
Additional extra credit points may be earned in the following categories:
 Best aesthetic design (5 points awarded)
 Most spectacular crash (5 points awarded)