Egg Drop
Egg Drop
Challenge
the ground. Thi s w ould be a person i n a
colli si on.
2. If a m ovi ng car colli des w i th a
stati onary car they both w i ll m ove. Thi s Ryan Sauerland
show s the second law as you can see the
stati onary car m ovi ng.
3. In a car acci dent there i s an equal and
opposi te force alw ays. No m atter how tw o
cars colli de they w i ll both push back on
each other. i n a rear endi ng the m ovi ng
car stops due to the push back of the
stati onary car.
Law of Conservati on of Mom entum
When a larger object hi ts a sm aller object
the objects m om entum com bi nes. The
objects essenti ally sti ck together and
m ove off together. The m om entum The "Bi g Mam a" i s equi pped w i th m any
doesn't di sappear i t i s just transfered i nto features to ensure your eggs safety. It all
each object, and they conti nue to m ove starts w i th getti ng i nto the luxury and
w i th the sam e m om entum . safe seat. The seat i s desi gned to take hi ts
and m ove w i th the egg to prevent
Im pulse
crack i ng. The seatbelt i s bui lt to m ove
The i m pulse can affect how a crum ple along w i th egg, and stop w hen the egg i s
zone i s m ade because the hi gher i m pulse m ovi ng to far. It then pulls the egg back .,
w ould cause the crum ple zone to be larger from there w e m ove onto the ai rbags that
and tougher. If the i m pulse w as low er the surround the seat. When the seat m oves
crum ple zone w ould break easi ly to the ai rbags stop i t from m ovi ng too m uch.
prevent for the car from m ovi ng to m uch. The next feature i s crum ple zones. On the
If the crum ple zones w ere all the sam e top and bottom there are straw s and li ds
and di dn't change they w ouldn't w ork m eant to crum ple upon i m pact. Thi s i s all
w i th m ost acci dents. Thi s i s w hy encased i n a fram e bui lt for i m pacts and
studyi ng i m pulses can help i n m ak i ng stabi li ty. you can count us the "Bi g Mam a"
crum ple zones. to save your egg.
Safety Features
Airbags Seatbelt
The air bags are made of a light and fluffy The rubber bands push and pull on the seat and egg in
material that acts likes an airbag. It helps stop the act of a collision. They allow f or controlled moment
to stop the egg f rom slamming down due to the f irst
the first law. It cushions the eggs drop and law. The egg would in theory not f eel an impact and
keeps it in place. It stops movement so it is would stay still.
like the egg doesn't feel the drop.
Rear CrumpleZone
This works as a crumple the same way the f ront
crumple zone works. It would work well with a weight
as it crumples with f orce applied to it. This will
protect the car as it takes all the impact . It will take
the brunt of the hit and protect the egg and car.
Equations
GPE=.38 x 2.5908 m x 9.8m/s^2
GPE= 9.6481392
KE= (.38x .5) x 9.8m/s^2
KE=1.862 Shoulder and Head Restraints
Front Crumple Zone V=7.15 The restraints will move and in the act of a rear ending
The crumple zone flattens out when it hits the
ground to stabilize the device and take the the egg will not suf f er whip lash as it has head and
shoulder prot ection. They will keep the egg in place
impact. This keeps the egg in place and and move along wit h it as well. If it was too hard the
balanced. egg would may as well be one brick as wit h no support
it will break.