Egg Drop (with a Catch) Competition
Date: Sunday, June 22nd
Time: 4 PM - 6 PM
Price: $20 per team
Where: 3765 Plaza Dr, Ann Arbor MI
GOAL: Build a 1x1x1ft contraption that can catch a dropped egg from the farthest distance.
Start from a low height and see whose egg can survive the farthest drop!
Details
Materials Provided:
Hot glue sticks & hot glue gun
Popsicle sticks
Toothpicks
Thread
1-9x 1sqft of fabric (not to be crumpled up and wasted)
1 uncooked egg (make it count!)
some form of weight (glass beads)
Design Requirements:
Must fit within a 1 ft x 1 ft x 1 ft space
Only popsicle sticks, toothpicks, melted hot glue, and thread/fabric can be part of the final contraption, but you may use other tools/materials (like clamps) during construction only
Agenda
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM: Introduction & Rules
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: Build Time
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM: Dropping!
Stick around afterwards for Free Project Night, 6–9 PM (free membership for the evening)!
Watch Tim drop an “egg” from the mezzanine in this short video. We’re not sure if anyone’s egg will survive from that fall… but we’re happy to be proven wrong!
Prizes!
🥇 1st place : three (3) $60 class discount codes
🥈 2nd place : three (3) $40 class discount codes
🥉 3rd place*: three (3) $20 class discount codes
*3rd place will go to the best-performing team aged 18 and under, unless that team already placed 1st or 2nd.
Registration
$20 per team (teams can have up to 3 people)
Kids are welcome, but when the competition heats up, it’s every engineer for themselves!