Egg Drop Competition
The egg drop contest is an experiment usually performed by college or primary school students. Competitors typically attempt to create a device that can keep a raw chicken egg intact when dropped from a height. Students are asked to build a device made from a limited amount of materials to support an egg when dropped from various heights.
Read more about Egg Drop Competition: Naked Egg Drop, Egg Hurl, Regional Competitions
Famous quotes containing the words egg, drop and/or competition:
“Better half an egg than an empty eggshell.”
—Estonian. Trans. by Ilse Lehiste (1993)
“One that loves a cup of hot wine with not a drop of allaying
Tiber in’t.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)