Drop Zone

There are some interesting EGGsperiments that happen in Mr. Stempel’s classroom on any given day. Experimenting is what everyone should try especially at a young age: Try new things and try to find ways to complete certain tasks. At Neuwirth, Mr. Stempel’s robotics class features fellow Seniors Javier Rodriguez and his partner Danny Palma who were faced with the infamous egg drop challenge; they attempted to drop an egg as safely as possible to avoid any cracking. 

Many little details go into an egg drop and for that you need to learn information like, the speed at which it’s going to fall at, how far it will fall, where it will be held? Will it Further complicate the process? With that information you then plan and decide what types of tools and objects you will place surrounding the egg in an attempt to prevent an egg cracking into yolk. Javier and Danny have both completed a prototype that can be useful in this eggdrop called the “Whirlybird” it gave them knowledge and key details to use in their egg drop which was containing something like a parachute/wings to slow down the speed when failing is vital at preventing the egg from cracking open. Javier and Danny’s prototype contained the following

• 2 Boba Straws 

• 4 pieces of Sponge

• A plastic board (96.3 cm)

• 5 rubber bands 

• 15 Cotton balls

• Glue Gun 

• A parachute 

Many adjustments went into this prototype with many practice rounds being done before the main event, with the knowledge and understanding of what could have gone better in terms of the materials used , their prototype did see some issues in terms of the materials not being all so useful of taking care of the egg, so they changed up the some their matilda list and added a few to replace those that weren't all that useful. All this to be able to drop their egg from the ROOF of our Neuwirth School !! Their adjustments proved right as they were able to successfully drop their egg without it cracking, one of few in our 1st period robotics class.