Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the best way to drop a chicken egg to prevent it from cracking – vertically, or on the side. Now, we may finally have an answer.

Is a raw egg more fragile when it falls upright or lying on its side? It's a question that's relevant not only for kitchen mishaps, but above all for anyone taking part in the so-called Egg Drop ...

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Fifth-grader Jacob Rynearson gives the thumbs-up sign after seeing an egg inside “Airborne,” his entry in the Egg Drop Challenge at Pineview Elementary School, survived its 75-foot fall to the ...

Patriots reveal 2025 schedule with the egg drop challenge Three of the four competitors successfully landed their egg without a crack. Christian Gonzalez was one of the top corners in the NFL in 2024.

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side than when dropped vertically, finds research published in Communications Physics. Controlled trials simulating the ‘egg drop challenge ...

PhD candidate Brendan Unikewicz added that cracking an egg for breakfast isn’t the same as how an egg handles a drop. When cooking, you apply focused pressure to one small spot to break the shell.

NEWS Local Egg Drop Challenge helps make science fun for students Published: April 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM Tags: top stories, egg drop challenge, this is called the egg drop challenge, easter, fun ...

Sep. 18—ASHTABULA — In an exciting start to the school year, fourth graders at Superior Intermediate School took part in an old favorite science experiment, the egg drop challenge. The ...

180 egg drop tests Tal Cohen, an MIT associate professor, and her colleagues conducted a series of 180 drop tests to compare how chicken eggs break when orientated vertically or side-on. After ...