The naked egg drop competition

·       The Naked egg drop competition

·       Year 0-4

The goal of the competition is to build the smallest egg catching device that can successfully catch an egg.

The event will be held at 12.45pm on Monday 12^th June outside Rm 13

Rules.

1.    Participants will build an egg catching device that will prevent an egg from breaking when it is dropped into the device from a height of one storey.

2.    The egg catcher shall be constructed from only these materials: wood, cardboard, plastic, fabric, metal, and paper. Tape or glue may be used to secure pieces of the device. Where possible recycled materials are to be used.

3.    All other materials, including Styrofoam, anything glass (including fiberglass), any food or food ingredient, all powders (sand, flour, baby powder) and liquids (including water), pastes or gels that stay wet are prohibited. Materials that are engineered for cushioning effects (i.e. foam, pillow stuffing etc.) do not serve the spirit of the event, and therefore will not be allowed.

4.    The maximum size of the egg catcher shall be 20 cm in three perpendicular dimensions (i.e. the egg catcher should fit inside a 20 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm box).

5.    Contestants will be responsible for dropping the egg into the device from the specified drop zone.

6.    Contestants are responsible for providing their own uncooked, uncoated egg.

7.    In the case of more than one egg catching device being successful, the device with the smallest vertical height will be the winner.

8.    To help keep our school clean, we ask that devices that have “egg on their faces” (i.e. the egg broke in them) be placed in the rubbish bags provided at the competition.