1st place Egg Drop project ideas- using SCIENCE

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  • Опубліковано 26 тра 2015
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  • @Julia-rj4vq
    @Julia-rj4vq 4 роки тому +11334

    Idea #6
    Drop chicken off bridge and have it lay an egg at the bottom.

    • @Vileplume87
      @Vileplume87 4 роки тому +887

      They don’t take fall damage

    • @ionlycommentnosrsly8733
      @ionlycommentnosrsly8733 4 роки тому +368

      Idea seven: drop a chicken with a egg on top, it will flap its wings down and float down.

    • @sandman_sam
      @sandman_sam 4 роки тому +86

      I love this comment

    • @lamp1739
      @lamp1739 4 роки тому +176

      Idea #8 Walk down the hill with an egg

    • @RRRREALbadman
      @RRRREALbadman 4 роки тому +52

      @@Vileplume87however they will cost 4 feather blocks and a pumpkin

  • @nate0908
    @nate0908 4 роки тому +4821

    physics teacher: takes 3 days to explain potential energy Mark Rober: look block go high and low

  • @Azide_zx
    @Azide_zx 2 роки тому +337

    the thing i like about mark rober is his ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms. like if i were to explain the whole energy thing he was talking about i wouldve gone into work-energy theorem, equations, and integration, but he just manages to basically explain the jist of it in a simple manner that even a child can understand

    • @josafattacos3654
      @josafattacos3654 2 роки тому +1

      Its not difficult, quantum physics and relativity now that is difficult, your problaby just a kid.

    • @Azide_zx
      @Azide_zx 2 роки тому +11

      @@josafattacos3654 please point out where in my comment i used the word "difficult"
      i was pointing out that they were simply relatively complex concepts compared to the intended audience hes presenting it to

    • @josafattacos3654
      @josafattacos3654 2 роки тому

      If its complex to you then its difficult to understand,complex means it not easy

    • @Azide_zx
      @Azide_zx 2 роки тому +9

      @@josafattacos3654 ​ complex means "not simple", not "not easy", theres a difference, the concepts i mentioned are easy to grasp for anyone with a solid background of high school-level math but still not simple enough to be explained as-is to a small child
      my comment was about how he managed to explain what are traditionally high-school topics in a way that could be understood by someone in primary school
      also for the record, im not a child, im currently going to college for Computer Engineering and just finished my second semester

    • @josafattacos3654
      @josafattacos3654 2 роки тому

      @@Azide_zx alr, ignore this whole misunderstanding and change the word difficult with compex in my first comment

  • @chubbulation53
    @chubbulation53 2 роки тому +92

    I did this in kindergarten, my dad was a welder, he welded a box holding the egg. It never broke. Legend. Love you pops.

    • @ambiarock590
      @ambiarock590 Місяць тому

      When I did this I filled a carboard box with packing material and added a parachute. The chute didn't work but the egg landed safely thanks to the packing material

  • @ryderjusten-pratt9858
    @ryderjusten-pratt9858 4 роки тому +15174

    So what your telling me is that I can cover myself in straws, and jump out of a plane? Aight dope

    • @averystrangeghostlysquid7637
      @averystrangeghostlysquid7637 4 роки тому +1780

      Ryder Justen-Pratt in theory you could, you’d just need some reaaaallly long straws to distribute the energy

    • @charleyatkins9094
      @charleyatkins9094 4 роки тому +498

      A very strange ghostly squid i would assume it would be thickness as well?

    • @boltowo
      @boltowo 4 роки тому +1114

      Remember to use Wendy's straws

    • @thefirefoxapolinario1986
      @thefirefoxapolinario1986 4 роки тому +263

      Go try it Goodluck to you

    • @oksure9261
      @oksure9261 4 роки тому +151

      Give or take a few centimeters

  • @valiantclash1556
    @valiantclash1556 4 роки тому +6260

    “So my favorite class in high school was physics”
    *BIG SURPRSE THERE*

  • @Lizzie-uf3dt
    @Lizzie-uf3dt 2 роки тому +193

    See, when we did this in year 9 (10th grade), we had a whole school day dedicated to this experiment, but they made it like a legitimate NASA project. We had limited funding (they gave us coloured counters that indicated money). These were used to buy materials when we were there (so already, your options were limited to what they provided, and how much your group could afford). Then we had to assemble it there and then (with a time limit!) and do the drop in the afternoon. It was great fun, but jeez was it a challenge….

  • @keyurpancholi4277
    @keyurpancholi4277 Рік тому +42

    I'm a second year computer science student. You are absolutely amazing. The explanations are made so easy even a layman can understand the basics of energy and kinematics. You way of explaining rocks.

  • @audreyschmitz8765
    @audreyschmitz8765 3 роки тому +5166

    bruh, i just had a whole lesson on energy, and this is literally the whole month of classes in less than ten minutes

  • @falconhalo5243
    @falconhalo5243 4 роки тому +3909

    What a power move it would be to just show up with a drone and say "It's not against the rules."

    • @copperrose4376
      @copperrose4376 4 роки тому +187

      Eggceptional idea

    • @marissaclemens5386
      @marissaclemens5386 4 роки тому +120

      I will so do that if I ever do any of these assignments in the future. if its not against the rules of course, I just hope no one else asks the teacher if we can use drones because then they will say no.

    • @joshdonkin7777
      @joshdonkin7777 4 роки тому +119

      I did but got disqualified

    • @williambrown2135
      @williambrown2135 4 роки тому +102

      Yes but also bring a backup option incase they threaten to disqualify you

    • @eternalwhispersofthewind5714
      @eternalwhispersofthewind5714 3 роки тому +10

      William Brown if I do one of these assignments that was my plan (and my backup would probably be the pyramid option)

  • @meganathant5215
    @meganathant5215 2 роки тому +18

    You should honestly be a teacher, the way that you explain the things just makes me understand it so well. Great work Mark

  • @RonanFrost
    @RonanFrost Рік тому +4

    The competition I did as a kid had an "only supplied materials from any one of these bins", and "has to fit in this box" (which was like 4x4x4; insanely small) for a second floor drop onto pavement.
    Wrapped the egg in thread, then thin cloth, then yarn, then progressively softer materials, before lining the box with low density foam. slowed the moment of impact so it worked like a charm.

  • @AA-rp2me
    @AA-rp2me 4 роки тому +2558

    Mark Rober prevents egg from falling
    *How to basic left the chat*

  • @rancidmarshmallow4468
    @rancidmarshmallow4468 7 років тому +329

    before seeing this video, I have been in two egg drop comps. one for school, one at a fair. at the school one, I used an RC plane... kids thought it was unfair, and I was kinda an unpopular nerd, so got disqualified. at the fair one, used a similar straw method, but somebody won with an rc plane.
    I kinda got really annoyed.

  • @melioavilez
    @melioavilez Рік тому +3

    While the quality of your videos have DRAMATICALLY CHANGED … your AWESOMENESS HAS NOT!!
    Stay humble and amazing!

  • @adite1759
    @adite1759 9 місяців тому +5

    hey Mark! for the past hour ive been so amazed of your methods and ideas! i have an egg drop challenge tomorrow, so just wanted to say i appreciated you for making this video

  • @jonahIee
    @jonahIee 4 роки тому +1434

    All you need is a Purple mattress around the egg

  • @tyler_games8222
    @tyler_games8222 4 роки тому +9853

    Just surround your egg with a bunch of other eggs. If one of them survive, say that egg was your original egg.

  • @TheCatloverCG
    @TheCatloverCG Рік тому +2

    To think this was my first vid watching Mark rober and look how far he's come, we are so proud of you

  • @coopertaylor7185
    @coopertaylor7185 2 роки тому +4

    I’m doing an egg drop project in my science class this week. And this is everything we’re learning. Thank you for a quick explanation of this. If you could respond that would be great. Thank you!

  • @3brv
    @3brv 5 років тому +777

    Dude - how many times did you have to climb over that railing? That ledge looked so sketch

  • @Wick3DPimP
    @Wick3DPimP 8 років тому +2599

    Lol in school, i was lazy and forgot the make my egg contraption.. so last minute I ran into the bathroom grabbed a little box, put some paper towel in and stuck the egg in the middle.. it worked.. the teacher was mad because he could clearly see I gave zero fucks about the project.

    • @jonathancroc
      @jonathancroc 8 років тому +21

      Lol

    • @Charlie-vc5lb
      @Charlie-vc5lb 8 років тому +141

      +Wick3DPimP dude.... same he said it didn't count but i showed him in the rulebook he had to allow it. xD

    • @Graceandpeace-ts5xc
      @Graceandpeace-ts5xc 8 років тому +2

      haha

    • @xFlRSTx
      @xFlRSTx 8 років тому +44

      +Wick3DPimP pretty much the same thing happened to me with a mouse trap race car assignment, except mine got the best time in the class lol.

    • @jonathanreiman7417
      @jonathanreiman7417 8 років тому +19

      bahaha me too! exactly the same thing, box I found and brown paper towels from bathroom. This was in a community college too

  • @dreido_it2952
    @dreido_it2952 Рік тому +4

    Just used your explanation for the staw pyramid design to explain my newspaper pyramid design. Got perfect. Thank you.

  • @johnschroeder9469
    @johnschroeder9469 2 роки тому +7

    Can't believe it's been 6 years since this came out. Still gold.

  • @Broockle
    @Broockle 4 роки тому +1106

    In my school we had a competition to throw something out the window that would take the longest time to fall.
    I just went with a piece of A4 paper and won ;D

    • @tomc.5704
      @tomc.5704 3 роки тому +49

      Nice! Could probably do even better if you folded it just a little bit so it didn't flip and slide on the way down

    • @hagenqian
      @hagenqian 3 роки тому +182

      Helium balloon

    • @Jacob51494
      @Jacob51494 3 роки тому +22

      @@hagenqian true

    • @brick3011
      @brick3011 3 роки тому +170

      Just throw a kid out, they’ll land fast but it’ll be funny

    • @hagenqian
      @hagenqian 3 роки тому +75

      @@brick3011 Ah yes, the classic Kid Drop

  • @dr.pepper6474
    @dr.pepper6474 3 роки тому +1938

    Teacher: Everyone will fail my egg drop test!
    Student: haha, drone go brrrrrrrr

    • @isaacpage3770
      @isaacpage3770 3 роки тому +15

      haha helium go brrrrr

    • @Hoesmad42047
      @Hoesmad42047 3 роки тому +5

      I felt that in my soul

    • @theMxiden6fF7re
      @theMxiden6fF7re 3 роки тому +4

      Haha! *Paper parachute, resealable bag, and tape* Pop, the egg is safe. And bonus points for weighing 26.4 grams (0.931 ounces).

    • @lychmrcd624
      @lychmrcd624 3 роки тому

      Random i just love those drone go brrrrr or anything for me its funny

    • @galyxi3497
      @galyxi3497 3 роки тому

      @@whaledog7036 and haha Pringles go bam

  • @richardmackendrick4342
    @richardmackendrick4342 2 роки тому +1

    I went with the parachute approach. Once I did a heavily cushioned version of my parachute pod, which surprised me when it also worked. Also, I used some of that memory foam like "egg crate" material.

  • @thomasbaileynp2756
    @thomasbaileynp2756 11 місяців тому +2

    I show my classes this video every year when we do the egg drop lesson. Thanks Mark!

  • @caseyridens8329
    @caseyridens8329 4 роки тому +572

    1:39 how did Mark just teach me in 20 seconds what my 5th grade teacher taught me in 2 weeks

    • @nurphurecarnium
      @nurphurecarnium 4 роки тому +28

      Nah.. i think its cuz you already knew it.. if you watch this video without learning from your teacher (or at least you watch this at 5th grade) i dont think you would understand what he is talking about

    • @ibfw1685
      @ibfw1685 4 роки тому +3

      @@nurphurecarnium your pfp tricked me haha

    • @twig4661
      @twig4661 4 роки тому +3

      bc you have a bad teacher that is more concerned about kissing the asses of their bosses then teaching kids

    • @julielee6830
      @julielee6830 4 роки тому +2

      So true and this doesn't make u want to fall asleep

    • @connoresmondo
      @connoresmondo 4 роки тому +1

      lol same

  • @adln7335
    @adln7335 4 роки тому +2802

    If this guy was my physics teacher then i would actually be interested in school

    • @UnknownRager96
      @UnknownRager96 3 роки тому +6

      OMG A CUBER VOOOOW

    • @adln7335
      @adln7335 3 роки тому +9

      yessir

    • @egloodude9550
      @egloodude9550 3 роки тому +43

      The problem is school science is based on memorizing useless facts that u forget right after the test. School science doesn't so u how to apply this stuff to real life.

    • @Redneck_Child
      @Redneck_Child 3 роки тому +3

      lol same

    • @sacerdos8181
      @sacerdos8181 3 роки тому +2

      Banana

  • @pernitrotetrahedrane
    @pernitrotetrahedrane 11 місяців тому +1

    Concise and precise instructions. Great role model for my son. Thank you.

  • @reubensimon4318
    @reubensimon4318 Рік тому +1

    I had a really crappy physics teacher. Yet these videos kept me interested in science growing up.

  • @tewsdays8742
    @tewsdays8742 5 років тому +669

    I love how he casually just took 20 Wendy straws

    • @aidanwalsh2522
      @aidanwalsh2522 5 років тому +29

      William Tew I do it all the time. Never done an egg drop though. I just like straws.

    • @sglagman
      @sglagman 5 років тому +4

      He took them with caution

    • @alexmoorehead8501
      @alexmoorehead8501 5 років тому +11

      I mean who working there will actually care if someone took 20 straws

    • @nvr2late666
      @nvr2late666 5 років тому +11

      @@alexmoorehead8501 This^
      Minimum wage is not enough to make you care about straw theft.

    • @nobodybutsomebody3225
      @nobodybutsomebody3225 5 років тому +4

      at least wendy never said “this is the last straw young man, you come here take our straws...blah blah blah have a great day”

  • @sygeno_yt
    @sygeno_yt 3 роки тому +3045

    Great. Now my teacher says
    "none of mark rober's ideas"

  • @zwiebelringe
    @zwiebelringe Рік тому +10

    bro really took this to the next level after 7 years. respect.

  • @supergsup1188
    @supergsup1188 Рік тому +2

    I really did not understand what you were saying at first but then you went over it with words and examples we all understand making me instantly understand, Amazing work! keep up the wonderful content

  • @Asly26
    @Asly26 4 роки тому +777

    Teacher: today we are going to do the egg drop test
    Kid who watches Mark Rober: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you

  • @lexchung1744
    @lexchung1744 4 роки тому +677

    *5 years later:* still using same music

  • @mwbgaming28
    @mwbgaming28 Рік тому +5

    At my school they did allow parachutes, but they had to be less than 30cm across
    So I used 4 of them and a straw contraption similar to what you made
    Technically not a violation of the rules, so I won on a technicality

  • @damowazzo7481
    @damowazzo7481 2 роки тому +3

    Car crumple zones are very similar, engineered weak points to keep the human (egg) from breaking. Great show 👍🏼

  • @jenikatorreja4936
    @jenikatorreja4936 4 роки тому +646

    Mark Rober: quits NASA*
    Also Mark Rober: makes a full video about how to prevent an egg from cracking*

  • @PixieShroud
    @PixieShroud 5 років тому +988

    Lol I tried the straw one and I got 1st place on the egg drop, thank u so much😂

  • @mrbl0b46
    @mrbl0b46 2 роки тому +3

    Props to the cameraman for going back in time to film these cool shots of the egg building itself

  • @andrewvelonis5940
    @andrewvelonis5940 2 місяці тому

    I greatly enjoy and appreciate your explanations as to why these methods work.

  • @0amburgh063
    @0amburgh063 3 роки тому +685

    Took our teacher 10 1 hour classes just to explain energies and my mans over here just taught me clearly in like 9 minutes 😭

    • @shen144
      @shen144 3 роки тому +32

      Google can also help, but this is more intuitive. Less academic, objectively more fun, but it doesn't cover the intricacies of work and energy

    • @shen144
      @shen144 3 роки тому +2

      @Kyle Huddleston Let them be mad, no one cares

    • @raniacat9742
      @raniacat9742 3 роки тому +2

      @@Annie-un8el i- 😭😭😭😭

    • @Annie-un8el
      @Annie-un8el 3 роки тому +1

      @@shen144 YES! let me be mad. i have powerrrr! mwhahahahha

    • @thatsepic494
      @thatsepic494 2 роки тому +1

      @@Annie-un8el shutup you dummyhead

  • @isabelsmith4247
    @isabelsmith4247 5 років тому +567

    You should do a vid on how to have the upper hand in tug of war without having shear muscle

    • @xostler
      @xostler 5 років тому +5

      isabel fizzy leverage friend

    • @emu3mu629
      @emu3mu629 5 років тому

      isabel fizzy yes please

    • @wa994
      @wa994 5 років тому +14

      Steal The Rope So No-One Can Play

    • @motivepigeon
      @motivepigeon 5 років тому +4

      Psssssst.... Angled shoes....

    • @sebafer2719
      @sebafer2719 5 років тому

      isabel fizzy that seems like something he would do

  • @boilingcarrot2136
    @boilingcarrot2136 2 роки тому +2

    After 6 years of watching this and waiting for physics class so I can do this I’m finally here. I promise you I won’t fail you

  • @mrbigw100
    @mrbigw100 Рік тому +12

    At my school I noticed that the teacher never checked if they were normal eggs because he bought them to school so I bought the same brand boiled on and swapped his out with my boiled one still hold the school record 56metres I’ve held the record for 9 years 😂

  • @thecanadianpotato6384
    @thecanadianpotato6384 3 роки тому +1554

    Hey Mark, I just had an egg drop challenge today and I used the "straw man" method and I won! I immediately thought of your video when I heard egg drop challenge, thank you so much Mark!

    • @ethanmarshall9967
      @ethanmarshall9967 2 роки тому +13

      Doing the challenge today test it tomorrow

    • @jamarlucman1603
      @jamarlucman1603 2 роки тому +5

      try combining every idea together straw parachute

    • @simpel-1001
      @simpel-1001 2 роки тому +5

      Im doing the same challenge later this semester and I immedietly remembered this video.

    • @MARTINA-bx3ji
      @MARTINA-bx3ji 2 роки тому +2

      Awesome 👍

    • @phootoz
      @phootoz 2 роки тому +3

      i did mine a few years ago, all i did was strap two thic pillows together

  • @__mye__8830
    @__mye__8830 5 років тому +14839

    my competition has a rule that we can't do anything from your video

  • @ProductBasement
    @ProductBasement Рік тому +1

    I had to do this with a team as part of the orientation at a new job once. Half way through the design time, they shuffled the teams. After the competition, the people running orientation were like, "Was it hard when we mixed things up? Did you have to lEaRn To AdApT? *HMMM???* " We were like, "Oml yes, can we just do something worthwhile now?" It made as much sense and was as impactful as the "Prison Mike" episode of The Office

  • @mikel-hammadfamily4266
    @mikel-hammadfamily4266 Рік тому

    Last year in 4th grade we had an egg drop and my friends and I did a lot of planing and prototypes and our egg didn’t crack. Now I switched schools and I do a lot mar science and hands on related thing. For example me and my friend have to come up with a problem and build something to solve the problem. We watch your videos all the time at school and the whole class loves them.

  • @midday-moonlight6867
    @midday-moonlight6867 3 роки тому +1143

    "can i take your straws and use them to find the best method of winning an egg drop competition?" "Sir, This is a Wendy's."

    • @LynchtheFinch
      @LynchtheFinch 3 роки тому +20

      underrated comment police

    • @lululifetime9541
      @lululifetime9541 3 роки тому +7

      Lmao

    • @user-ow2vz4os5j
      @user-ow2vz4os5j 3 роки тому +5

      LMAO

    • @TacoJK
      @TacoJK 3 роки тому +8

      "Excuse me does it look like i care?"

    • @lululifetime9541
      @lululifetime9541 3 роки тому +2

      @@TacoJK You do care otherwise you wouldn't have commented now go back to the cave you came from and weeb over Anime..

  • @rachelharris725
    @rachelharris725 3 роки тому +301

    Do what I did 25 years ago....Procrastinate until the night before, then realize you have to get it done, realize there is left over pizza in the fridge, finish the pizza, wrap the smallest egg you have (smaller egg, slightly thicker shell) in paper towels, stick in the box and take it to the the roof and see if it made that drope. It did. Take it the next morning. Every kid will think you brought pizza for them. Mine was the only one that made it from the top of the stadium intact. It floated down. I got a 140 with extra credit since I used aerodynamics rather than cushioning.

    • @amusedapple4933
      @amusedapple4933 3 роки тому +3

      Cool cool

    • @seedy2432
      @seedy2432 3 роки тому +2

      I’ll use this later

    • @YR2050
      @YR2050 3 роки тому +1

      Pretty sure this is BS. Physics just wouldn't allow the box to fall with its flat side facing down.

    • @amusedapple4933
      @amusedapple4933 3 роки тому

      @@YR2050hug really is that so

    • @user-qq1xj5zk9n
      @user-qq1xj5zk9n 3 роки тому +1

      But wouldn’t the box get turned by air resistance though?

  • @benjaminhall8277
    @benjaminhall8277 Рік тому

    Cant you just be a science teacher, your probraly one of the best info guy I know.

  • @insaunable
    @insaunable 3 місяці тому +1

    i actually used one of the softer type of colanders and glued two together. I paired that with a piece of foam i got from home depot
    It worked well when our music teacher chucked it off of a two story building onto cement

  • @aero9465
    @aero9465 3 роки тому +692

    Assignment 5 years in the future
    Teacher: “we are going to be doing egg drop contest”
    Mark Rober’s son: “my time has come”

  • @korbose7859
    @korbose7859 5 років тому +3363

    Idea 5:
    *Feeds egg to child and throws child off bridge*

    • @stankiniii
      @stankiniii 5 років тому +82

      @@kacerplayzs1237 but the egg would be good ;)

    • @rydemk4168
      @rydemk4168 5 років тому +23

      Just shove it down whole

    • @m.f8655
      @m.f8655 5 років тому +31

      It's still heavy you can lose

    • @eddie6109
      @eddie6109 5 років тому +14

      @@kacerplayzs1237 R/woooosh

    • @korbose7859
      @korbose7859 5 років тому +2

      Kacerplayzs 123 bro raw eggs are buff

  • @sillybob9689
    @sillybob9689 2 роки тому

    Mine was pretty simple. I put plastic wrap on egg (so I don't have to worry about cleaning up if it cracks) before putting it into a ziploc bag filled with nothing but popcorns. My physic teacher took my and classmates' projects to third floor before dropping them one by one. Mine survives, no crack. Out of all, my project weighed heaviest but held number one shortest time from third floor to concrete ground. Thanks to grading formula with timing being heavily favored compared to weight, I got A+. Yay, fun project.

  • @electricre1967
    @electricre1967 2 роки тому

    Now I do know that if you can’t use paper and sticky things, then use popcorn in a plastic bag or something is the best option. Tho all depends on the impact hopefully the egg won’t hit the ground first- other then that thanks Mark Rober you just got me and my partner a 100% on our project! 😎

  • @corrupteddata8087
    @corrupteddata8087 4 роки тому +460

    *random guy looks over bridge*
    “WERE JUST TESTING EGGS CARRY ON”

  • @itzyurboigaming9980
    @itzyurboigaming9980 4 роки тому +886

    24 million people just got educated on how to drop an egg correctly

  • @dreadedman7955
    @dreadedman7955 2 роки тому +1

    Mark, you make learning physics fun which is awesome because then i can gain more knowledge for life.

  • @aRmusic09
    @aRmusic09 2 роки тому

    I finally understand the physics in an egg breaking! Thanks mark

  • @DATB0YJAMES
    @DATB0YJAMES 4 роки тому +270

    What others are doing during quarantine: productive stuff
    Me: learning how to drop an egg correctly

  • @UnbonesOfficial
    @UnbonesOfficial 5 років тому +195

    Mark Rober was HowTo Basic all along

  • @garrensmith3676
    @garrensmith3676 5 місяців тому +1

    You've helped me remember how I made my high school project for a college essay. Thanks a lot!

  • @pihhu.......1120
    @pihhu.......1120 Рік тому

    I watch this guy each now and then and the fact that my teacher also recommends his videos now, is insane.

  • @nikob.5410
    @nikob.5410 4 роки тому +60

    This reminded me if a challenge my school had last year, where we had fo mail a pringle to our superintendent, without it getting damaged, while using the least weight and mass, and so that theoretically, it would be edible upon delivery. Me and my friend ended up modifying a ziplock to the shape of the pringle, cut a dozen egg carton down to a third of the size, (4 eggs) and then creating a platform within the carton for the pringle to rest. We decided against a lot of packing peanuts and what not due to concern that rather than compressing like with an egg, it would just break the chip. We forgot about it until the last day of school when our gifted coordinator handed us the certificate saying that we won. I just found it interesting that 60% if our time in class for work was planning, and that taught me that engineering required a lot of work, but is seriously fun. Personally I hope I get to do more challenges like that and the egg drop in the future.

  • @ShivanDreams
    @ShivanDreams 4 роки тому +118

    When I did this in middle school, I cut a hole in a sponge and put the egg in. Put a big sponge on either side of the hole and taped it together. Easy peasy.

  • @weekendstuff
    @weekendstuff Рік тому

    Cool Ideas and explanation. Thanks for sharing.
    Weekend Stuff

  • @adammcinnes5615
    @adammcinnes5615 2 роки тому +14

    I once took part in a egg drop challenge. We didn't have a lot to work with, so I wrapped the egg in a piece of soft foam, and placed two plastic cups around this to hold the egg in place. I wanted it to keep it vertically oriented, so I had a small piece of aluminum foil in the bottom of one cup and some pipe cleaners through the bottom of the other cup. My goal was to distribute the force of impact around the egg and give the egg some room to move to more slowly brake the fall it's fall (change in velocity over change in time). The cups shattered, but the egg survived a three-storey drop.

  • @somkidkatsaros7431
    @somkidkatsaros7431 4 роки тому +614

    Sad part is that I found this video AFTER i did this at school

  • @karinaomg123
    @karinaomg123 8 років тому +5988

    just tape the egg on a cat's back cause cats always land on their feet

    • @dad2325
      @dad2325 8 років тому +142

      +karina johnson good idea about the cat, but I wonder if you could avoid the cat and paint several layers of superglue over the shell. With an egg on a cat's back, you may be able to drop the cat and have it land on its feet, but you'll never see the egg again once the cat hits the ground.

    • @brew9976
      @brew9976 8 років тому +49

      boi

    • @oatman9970
      @oatman9970 8 років тому +99

      But the thing is... No one says cats can survive the impact.....

    • @karinaomg123
      @karinaomg123 8 років тому +157

      that carrot guy caTs HAVE NINE livES

    • @ijaboali9063
      @ijaboali9063 8 років тому +45

      +karina johnson what if the cat had no more lives O-o

  • @maheenbilal4041
    @maheenbilal4041 2 роки тому +1

    OMG! Thank you so much for these ideas! You have no idea how much this helped me!

  • @ridingwilding760
    @ridingwilding760 Рік тому

    As a parents of a couple children that your creative and inquisitive nature strongly remind me of. I can only imagine that your parents were the most engaged and patient parent around or they lived on the edge of a nervous break downs. Or both. 😉 Climbing over the guardrail 😳.

  • @balrajchauhan7729
    @balrajchauhan7729 3 роки тому +828

    Physics teacher: noo you can't just explain potential energy in a minute you have to take 3 days to explain it
    Mark: haha blocks go brrr

    • @EnterTheBunker
      @EnterTheBunker 3 роки тому +5

      Yes they do!

    • @jamdudemcquack2997
      @jamdudemcquack2997 3 роки тому +1

      A.P Plush Vids you think this comment was made 3 months ago when it wasn’t dead?

  • @theroyaltakeawayregiment487
    @theroyaltakeawayregiment487 3 роки тому +197

    *combines all ideas*
    Mark: wait that’s illegal

    • @nightowl6055
      @nightowl6055 2 роки тому +12

      A drone with a parachute with straws and ballons and popcorn

  • @thatoneweirdo953
    @thatoneweirdo953 2 роки тому +1

    The only physics teacher that I actually understand- My teacher needs 2 lessons to complete this topic and Mark here just taught me in like 10 minutes-

  • @bxbank
    @bxbank 2 роки тому +1

    This was the first project I did in my 1st year of architecture. I made a rocket with skewers to absorb it hitting the ground. There was a rubber band inside, too, holding the egg inside the rocket. It didn't work. Another group put the egg in the centre of a paper frisbee. That won. Ingenious.

  • @elephangaming2886
    @elephangaming2886 4 роки тому +672

    Are you telling me that you had the chance to say “let’s get cracking” and you didn’t say that??

  • @ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist
    @ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist 7 років тому +207

    I remember doing this back in elementary school! If I recall correctly, I put my egg in a box with packing peanuts and then put a water balloon on the bottom of the box. The fact that the balloon was filled with water would weight it down so it wouldn't turn around, and it would help cushion it like an airbag, I figured. Also, I was an elementary schooler, and for our competition we got to go up on the roof of the school and drop our eggs off, and I basically just thought it would be awesome to drop a water balloon off the roof of the school and the egg thing was a great excuse to do just that. :D I did indeed drop my water balloon creation off the school, and the balloon burst gloriously, and it was wonderful! Haha, I was such a mischievous little child.
    Second cool story about that contest: my mom told me before the competition that if I got my egg to survive, we could use it to make a cake together, and I was so excited about baking a cake with it that I was extra-determined to get my egg to make it. I made the mechanism described above, and it actually worked. Once I was back down off the roof, I ran and opened up my box, and there sat my egg, unscathed. I was so excited and happy, I held the egg up over my head and began to run around with it, like, "my egg survived! My egg survived!" But, though I did not yet know the word 'hubris', it was a relevant one. During my victorious promenade, I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and fell, skinning my knees and smashing my now-unprotected egg to pieces. My egg could survive the fall from the school, but it could not survive my pride. My mom and I made a cake together anyways, though, but it would've been cooler to use an egg that had fallen from my school's roof atop a water balloon. Well, I should've known what they say about pride and falls.

    • @alanrivera2941
      @alanrivera2941 7 років тому +17

      Lady Alfhildr of the Forest of Violet Mists LOL 😂 that is an amazing story

    • @ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist
      @ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist 7 років тому +3

      Thanks :) Elementary school was a crazy time! Haha

    • @juvedon2379
      @juvedon2379 6 років тому +1

      Lady Alfhildr of the Forest of Violet Mists your story telling is a1. More.

    • @garrettgoshorn8042
      @garrettgoshorn8042 6 років тому

      Lady Alfhildr of the Forest of Violet Mists i

    • @kepko_
      @kepko_ 6 років тому

      wowie

  • @user-zs8ws5kf7t
    @user-zs8ws5kf7t 6 місяців тому

    I wish u were my teacher. U kept me excited to learn in hard times. Thank you so much Mark!

  • @pum2
    @pum2 2 роки тому

    this channel actually makes math enjoyable and fun

  • @seppepuype3427
    @seppepuype3427 5 років тому +137

    So the ideal design is an egg in a popcorn ball, surrounded by balloons with straws around it, all carried by a parachute or a few balloons

    • @erickrisdatuin8663
      @erickrisdatuin8663 5 років тому +18

      Also with a drone carrying it

    • @laurinneff4304
      @laurinneff4304 4 роки тому +3

      @K - raalle what if only the height you have to drop it from is specified but not the position? You could drop it on Mars while everyone else drops it on Earth

  • @RobotGoose
    @RobotGoose 9 років тому +152

    I'm not sure if I've said this before, but I thinks it's kind off a cool coincidence that someone named Mark Rober worked with a mars rover :P

    • @Sandra-ls4pj
      @Sandra-ls4pj 9 років тому

      ***** agreed

    • @RobotGoose
      @RobotGoose 9 років тому

      cyborg What are you saying?

    • @Bakkefication
      @Bakkefication 9 років тому +12

      cyborg Not falling for that

    • @jamnexe8994
      @jamnexe8994 8 років тому +1

      He also showed himself working on it in this video.

    • @jimmyguerrero2812
      @jimmyguerrero2812 8 років тому

      +Bakkefication see his old videos he was

  • @SiJax1
    @SiJax1 2 місяці тому

    What a cool vid. My son has this project for homework, you've given me so many ideas - thank you.

  • @Ski-bikelife
    @Ski-bikelife 2 місяці тому

    Most important part is DOMINATE the competition, mark rober style!!!

  • @edenbasnet428
    @edenbasnet428 4 роки тому +514

    Teacher: Noone is going to keep an egg from cracking
    Drone : Hello

    • @krishnaperla9472
      @krishnaperla9472 4 роки тому +5

      Drone: Allow me to introduce myself

    • @prosoccer3453
      @prosoccer3453 4 роки тому +2

      Red Phoenix Gaming there we go

    • @Z3R0xL1F3
      @Z3R0xL1F3 4 роки тому

      Me in 4th grade: Allow me to introduce myself.

    • @whitneyragon5489
      @whitneyragon5489 4 роки тому +1

      IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT SAYS NOONE

    • @krishnaperla9472
      @krishnaperla9472 4 роки тому

      @@whitneyragon5489 its actually spelled No one but people think it's noone because of nobody

  • @ajibuana509
    @ajibuana509 4 роки тому +209

    Ive learn science and physics more in this yt channel than my teacher at school

    • @Praneeth_22
      @Praneeth_22 4 роки тому +1

      Your teacher : Am I a joke to you...?

    • @ChrisGugliuzza
      @ChrisGugliuzza 4 роки тому +5

      Probably because you didn’t go to class

    • @Youbeentagged
      @Youbeentagged 4 роки тому +4

      Thats cause people who failed horribly in their majors become teachers. The ones who succeed become engineers, architects, all that stuff

    • @natronfatumallafalla1922
      @natronfatumallafalla1922 4 роки тому +5

      That's the way the system is set up.. They don't want you to learn

    • @ayansyed4586
      @ayansyed4586 4 роки тому

      Ya I know right

  • @hdmdkkx2938
    @hdmdkkx2938 Рік тому +4

    For my egg drop my teacher tried to closely resemble real life so we had a budget and we have limited supplies. However this was helpful for ideas!

  • @jacobkleeman8546
    @jacobkleeman8546 2 роки тому +7

    I remember using a pringles can and suspending the egg using rubber bands inside the can and then used a slab of concrete in a bathtub kiddie cup to weigh it on one end so it’d always land straight up and the egg survived. My dad and I came up with the design and we were very happy to win the “most technical” award for that drop :P

  • @bradyford5395
    @bradyford5395 4 роки тому +429

    Mars Rover
    Mark Rober
    Coincidence
    I think not!

    • @taco4yearsagoedited567
      @taco4yearsagoedited567 4 роки тому

      Hes a cyborg!

    • @Mega-rw8mt
      @Mega-rw8mt 4 роки тому +5

      *god want's to know your location* (to kill you bc u know tooooooo much)

    • @Fixin-To
      @Fixin-To 4 роки тому +6

      Brady Ford
      Tom Brady
      Tom Ford
      Coincidence
      I think so!

    • @Kanyaoo
      @Kanyaoo 4 роки тому

      Adam Pearson lol

    • @coalandsparkyfn2657
      @coalandsparkyfn2657 4 роки тому +1

      He knows too much RUN BEFORE THEY GET U

  • @Sfoof
    @Sfoof 3 роки тому +446

    “Let’s go crack some eggs”
    But isn’t that... what we aren’t supposed to do?

    • @aguy2990
      @aguy2990 3 роки тому +3

      My thoughts exactly

    • @jonathan-zo9nh
      @jonathan-zo9nh 3 роки тому +7

      He meant that you need alot of tries to get an egg to land without cracking

    • @daikon3199
      @daikon3199 3 роки тому +4

      Basically means Les proceed ik this is a joke

    • @Celesticle_
      @Celesticle_ 3 роки тому +2

      STONKS

    • @Kavci034
      @Kavci034 3 роки тому

      The failed attempts

  • @techgenius0411
    @techgenius0411 3 місяці тому

    I used this for a class project and it worked amazingly!!!! thanks mark!

  • @mr.static8592
    @mr.static8592 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks, Mark! This Is Really Gonna Help At Summer Camp.

  • @b_p5558
    @b_p5558 4 роки тому +404

    Mark: Let’s go crack some eggs
    isn’t that what they are trying to not do?

  • @_doobie1538
    @_doobie1538 7 років тому +124

    I bet many pedestrians thought he was committing suicide

    • @encryptin2831
      @encryptin2831 6 років тому +1

      Unless you are weak, how would you expect to die from falling that high?

    • @snowstorm9818
      @snowstorm9818 6 років тому +13

      by falling on your head or back?

    • @germansniper5277
      @germansniper5277 6 років тому +1

      Ëñçrÿptįøń humans are very fragile. That looks like ~15 meters at which you would definetely die. Unless you are lucky of course.

    • @avantek774
      @avantek774 6 років тому +4

      Actually, a human landing on their legs from that height would survive, they'd definitely break some bones though. There are stories of people surviving sky dives when their parachutes failed.

    • @encryptin2831
      @encryptin2831 6 років тому

      Probably on your feet

  • @CakeCosmania
    @CakeCosmania Рік тому +1

    Some time (very long time ago) in middle school, My teacher said we were doing an egg drop and this was the video i ran to after school, long story short, I won!

  • @Orange-iq3xb
    @Orange-iq3xb 2 роки тому +1

    Can we just appreciate how Genius Mark Rober is.