Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Egg Drop...

Total Achievements: 23
Material Prep(2)

-Generate a list of materials required for build day.

  • 2 dixie cups




  • one sponge




  • plastic bag for testing




  • Aluminium foil




  • 4 tooth picks



  • -Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day.
    • chase: bring aluminium foil and sandwich bag
    • Israel: bring sponge


    Build Achievements
    Material based Achievements:(3)
    (your egg is not included in the material size)
    (air is ubiquitous and not included in material size. "Rare" commodities like helium are.)
    -Your materials fit inside a printer paper box
    -Your materials fit inside a shoe box
    -Your materials fit inside a cigar box
    Material Weight:(7)
    (your egg is not included in material weight)
    -Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 50 grams.
    -Your materials weigh less than 25 grams.( our materials were exactly 25 grams, olson approved)
    Drop Achievements
    Drop Accuracy:(5)
    -You hit the butcher paper!
    -You hit inside the third ring!
    -You hit inside the second ring!
    -You hit inside the first ring!
    -You hit the Bullseye!( it only took us five tries)
    Drop Time:(1)
    -Your solution takes less than 1/2 second to hit the target!
    Egg Resilience:(3)
    -Your egg didn't break in any way!
    -Your egg didn't break in any way!
    -Your egg didn't break in any way!

    Calculation Achievements(3)
    -Describe an aspect of the event using arithmetic.: Our egg was 56.1 grams and our protection was 25 grams making the total weight 81.1 grams.
    -Describe an aspect of the event using geometry.
    -Describe an aspect of the event using algebra.
    Given that the bullseye was 25pi square inches and that the circular target was 552.25pi square inches the bullseye makes up 4.52% of the target.




    Mark I, sketchy original design
     Its now or never...

     It failed. But hey, fail earlier fail often!

     New design, SPONGES. They really added a lot to the protection, nothing to the weight. Wrapped in foil to keep it all contained.
     :) 25 grams. Light as a feather
    No design is complete without a little propoganda. Were getting yolked, youre getting scrambled.

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