Scouts, egg drop contest.

[Mesa]

Ok, we have a scouting event tomorrow where we will be dropping eggs to see whose egg can be dropped the farthest without breaking.
Any suggestions for a box or something to use for this? I'm in over my head here!

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

What materials can you use?

 

[newchickenfamily]

Maybe a small box lined with that foam egg crate stuff? Wrapped in a bunch of poly batting from the craft store? Hmmmm.... let us know how it works out.

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

If you are allowed to use them, balloons taped all the way around the egg are excellent. They absorb the shock very well.

 

[hennypenny9]

We had this contest at my elementary school. Basically packing stuff like those foamy things, and bubble wrap. Possibly some poly-fill like the stuff in pillows, and/or high loft polyester batting.

Goodluck!

 

[mom'sfolly]

Make sure the box is sturdy enough not to break too. I'll ask my son to answer because the fifith grade did it this year.

 

[Mesa]

We can use anything.

Thank you all for your help! As far as I know we can use anything.

 

[Marlinchaser]

My son used a Paint Can then cut foam to fit inside it. Put the egg in the middle and put on the lid, it held up to a drop off school roof.

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

Maybe wrap the egg in bubble wrap and then put balloons on the outside? Balloons work really well, and, act like an airbag, on the outside.

 

[PotterWatch]

My son has done one where he put the egg in a small box lined with foam, attatched a couple parachutes to slow it down, then covered the outside of the box with balloons.