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Since I don’t want to waste too much spaghetti and glue, I decided to draft a plan before starting to build. Unlike the egg drop challenge where we could create multiple prototypes before the final one, the spaghetti bridge challenge makes me work sparingly with the materials I have. This challenge is also a bit scarier because I can’t really test the bridge to destruction before the actual in-class test day unless I build multiple bridges.
For my second egg drop device I decided to change the inside of the box. Although the balloon cushion was perfectly fine, it required a whole sheet of A4 paper with about 8cm extra. That means if I want to cushion both the top and the bottom of the box, I would need 2 sheets. The box also required 2 sheets of paper, so that left me with 4 sheets left for the outside of the device.
After watching the origami video, I was inspired to use my origami knowledge for this challenge. The first idea that popped into my head was to put the egg in an origami balloon and add extra buffers inside to absorb the impact when the egg falls, like packing peanuts. However, I realized that this method was not practical since 1) the balloon was too small and 2) putting in the extra buffer is difficult. So, I scrapped this idea and moved on. Continue reading “Egg Drop Challenge Update 1”