Message-Id: <3.0.32.19981208070844.00889180@netmail.home.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 07:08:45 -0700
To: "Pinhole Listserv" <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
From: The Lahrs <JohnJan@lahr.org>
Subject: Re: Pinhole Digest #99 - 12/08/98
>Subject: egg drop
>From: mishd@exploratorium.edu (mish)
>Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:12:15 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hey there,
>
>I'm doing an egg drop in Physics and am wondering if there is any way to
>calculate the force of impact the container makes on the ground. Any ideas?
>
>Mish
>mishd@exploratorium.edu
Mish,
I'm not sure how to compute the force, but this question reminds me of
a demonstration that I'll have to try sometime. Drop a basketball with
an egg on top of it. Apparently the egg does not break, but flies high
into the air. Then the egg will break if you don't catch it. ;-)
John
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