Egg Drop

Dylan went to Cub Scout day camp last month and had a great time. The camp concluded with an egg drop, in which each camper wrapped up a raw egg to be dropped from a height. Nothing could be attached to the egg, and the finished package could not be larger than 6x6x6 inches. Those whose eggs survived earned a special bead (and the admiration of their fellow campers).

Dylan's idea was to encase his egg in bubble wrap and Jell-O. It took three packages of Jell-O and lots of duct tape to keep the box together. We kept it in the fridge, and I brought it up to camp at the last minute. I was surprised to see the height from which the eggs were dropped. MDU had one of their utility trucks there, and it was high!


When Dylan's hit the pavement, the box split open and a bit of Jell-O squirted out, much to the delight of the crowd of boys.


The egg verifiers had a tough time getting it out of the bubble wrap, but when they did, they discovered an intact egg! They broke it to make sure it wasn't hard boiled, and Dylan got his bead. Several eggs survived, a testament to the engineering feats and ingenuity of the scouts and their families.