Egg+Craft+Project

Materials:

Purpose of materials :
 * 1) One egg.
 * 2) Pop can
 * 3) Tin foil

1. Pop can: Intended craft for the egg. 2. Tin foil: Safety feature for craft. 3. Egg: Crafts occupant.

** Overview ** Our group task is to construct a craft for a normal egg to occupy and make it sufficient enough to absorb the impact of the crash so that in the end the egg survives.

Our plan of action is to acquire a normal sized pop-can to use as a craft for an egg. Cutting the top end off the can will allow the egg access to be placed inside once completed. In order to insure that the egg will survive the force of the rocket upon impacting the wall, tin foil will be used to align and pad the inside of the pop-can to act as an airbag. Upon hitting the wall we believe that an efficient amount of tin foil acting as a safety feature for the egg will absorb much of the impact and will leave the egg with little to no damage.
 * Analysis of Idea **

We didn’t think about that when the craft crashes absorption of the impact is crucial. We stuck with using half of a pop-can. The pop-can was cut in half and the inside was lined with tin foil. We then cut off the top part of a water bottle below the cap and also lined the inside of the bottle with tinfoil to act as an airbag and lastly we cut slits in the bottom of the bottle so that way upon impact the bottle is more likely to crumple up instead of staying straight.
 * What Was Done **

Crash test one -** Upon impact the craft absorbed the crash effectively. The water bottle barely crimpled up and the tin foil that was laced inside the can acted appropriately as an air bag which prevented the egg from becoming damaged. **Crash test two -** A more powerful rocket was used this time around. Upon impact the craft became inverted and did not hit head on. The craft hit on its side causing the results of crash test 2 to be inconclusive. The egg was also completely destroyed because of its side impact.
 * What Happened?