Number of Participants / Approximate Time
2 students / 50 minutes

The Competition
1. Teams will be given an equal amount of a variety of household and office supplies such as cotton, paper, straws, cups, clips, tape, pins, etc. No outside materials are permitted.
2. Each team will have 25 minutes to construct their device which will prevent a large, grade A raw egg from breaking when dropped from a high elevation. Teams are not required to use all of the materials available.
3. Teams shall design their devices to encase the egg. Devices may be of any shape or size and may make use of a parachute design. The devices may also make use of any adhesive substance provided with their materials to aid it in adhering to the target. No plumb lines will be allowed.
4. At the end of the preparation time, all devices will be set aside and massed without the egg.
5. Following the massing of each device, the participants will load a room temperature egg into their device in preparation for the drop.
6. The device will then be dropped free fall by one student from a height determined by the event supervisor. There will be only one drop with a time limit of three minutes to prepare for the drop from the time the judge says to begin.
7. The drop area will be approximately 60 cm X 60 cm and make of a solid material with a target in the center of the area.

Scoring
1. Those devices which prevent the egg from breaking or showing any detectable cracks will be scored. A egg is deemed to have broken if it wets a paper towel.
2. Those devices that successfully protect the egg from breaking will be ranked according to their masses. The lightest device will be declared the winner.
3. All devices that do not successfully protect the egg will receive event participation points only.

2018 version.