MIT and many other schools regularly host an “egg drop challenge” for their students. The goal is simple enough: use some ingenuity and basic materials like toothpicks and twine to construct a ...

180 egg drop tests. Tal Cohen, an MIT associate professor, and her colleagues conducted a series of 180 drop tests to compare how chicken eggs break when orientated vertically or side-on.

The egg drop challenge is a common fixture in STEM classes. Students are tasked with designing a cushion around an egg that prevents it from cracking when dropped from a height.

Egg drop competitions are a staple of high school and college physics classes. The goal is for students to build a device using bubble wrap, straws, or various other materials designed to hold an ...