Egg Drop Experiment

I decided on design 2 for my egg container for its lack of simplicity compared to design 1, and the design seemed more likely to succeed than design 3. During the research process, I found that a bounce to the container would be useful, so I attempted to incorporate that factor into the design of the outer shell by picking a material that would allow for a bounce. I also added cushioning to the egg, as recommended during my research. However, a difficulty I met during the building process was my inability to acquire the right material I wanted for the outer shell of the container. As a side attempt, the rotor I built also didn't work, since the blades were too weak. I did have a practice drop with my final container prior to the official drop

When in freefall, the only force acting on the egg is gravity. At the start of the egg drop, the egg is held at a height of approximately 3 meters. The egg gains potential energy as it gets higher from the ground, so the egg's position is a factor in the fall. When the egg is released, Newton's first law of motion can be used to explain why the egg falls. Newton's law of inertia states that objects at rest tend to stay at rest until acted upon by an unbalanced force. Initially at the start, the egg was at rest when held 3 meters above the ground, but once the egg was released, gravity acts on the egg as an unbalanced force. This causes the egg to fall downwards under the force of gravity. A force acting on an object with mass will cause the object to change its state of motion, as stated in Newton's second law of motion. This law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the net force acting on the object and the mass of the object (a = F/m). This means that an increase in the force applied or the mass of the overall contraption will result in a greater acceleration for the egg. A greater acceleration for the egg would cause a greater change and increase in the velocity at which the egg is traveling over time. The time is how long the egg has to accelerate in velocity or speed. However, slowing down the velocity of the falling egg and increasing the time it'll take for the egg to fall and impact the ground is also a method to protecting the egg. Knowing about the timing of the fall can help guide the designing process into building a contraption that'll increase surface area and air resistance to slow the velocity of the egg, which will extend the time the egg falls. By the time the egg reaches the ground, Newton's third law comes into play. The third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the