EGG DROP
Age Groups & Time of
Events:
Grades 5 & under - 11:00am
Grades 6 through 8 - 12:00pm
Grades 9 through 12 - 1:00pm
Design Contest College/Adult - 1:00pm
Sponsored by the
Objective:
Design the lightest
AMERICAN SOCIETY of MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
possible container
And the that will hold a
fresh egg, so that
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS when dropped from
the Nauticus balcony
Hosted by (depending on
category), it will
NAUTICUS (The National Maritime Center)
prevent the egg from
being cracked or
March 15, 2008 smashed.
Rules: Location: Nauticus in Norfolk
No Styrofoam, bubble-wrap, or Cost to Compete: Free
fiberglass insulation.
No balloon designs. On-site registration begins at 10:30am
Weight penalty (5 grams/inch) assessed for the first Age Group. Prizes:
for center of containers landing outside Eggs supplied at the event must be used 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for the
the 1-foot diameter target area. For up to date information check the website: lightest, successful
Registration begins 30 minutes before Sections.ASME.org/EasternVA parachute & non-parachute
the drop times for the respective age ASME section contact: Mike Bevins at bevinsm@asme.org entries in each age
categories.
category.
Non-Parachute Category Only – Entries
Most creative in each
will drop from the upper balcony for
category.
each Age Group.
Parachute Category Only – Entries will
drop from the lower balcony for each
Age Group.