how do i do an egg drop experiment?

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WhoaItsLiliah=D

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the supplies are:
1 small plastic cup
12 inches of string
6 inches of tape
3 rubber bands
5 paper clips
popsicle sticks
straws
glue
1 piece of cardboard OR 1 plastic grocery bag
1 small sandwich bag.

and i cant use scissors. HELP
the supplies are:
1 small plastic cup
12 inches of string
6 inches of tape
3 rubber bands
5 paper clips
popsicle sticks
straws
glue
1 piece of cardboard OR 1 plastic grocery bag
1 small sandwich bag.

and i cant use scissors. HELP

im 12!
 
In college, fraternities & sororities keep a file of major tests given by instructors/profs at the school. If the prof is one prone to using the same test/s repeatedly, studying from these *may* yield a high grade in a test or two...but then there's always the *day of reckoning* when one must stand on their own knowledge of the subject.

The egg drop exp is a "creative thinking problem" which loses its purpose if one gets the answer w/o their own :>) ideas being tested. Hints should be allowed IMHO.

Hints:
1) all items aren't utilized but depend on the approach used to reducing FORCE of collision
2) IMPULSE of collision is fixed by height of drop
2) IMPULSE = FORCE x TIME => to reduce FORCE must increase TIME of collision
3) can increase TIME of collision by placing crush-able material/s between egg and collision surface
4) can increase TIME of collision by allowing egg to MOVE a certain distance, during collision while being restricted by "spring" (rubber bands) from reaching hard surface/s of container.
 
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