myOtaku.com: Ben

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Vitals

Birthday
• 1988-09-25
Gender
• Male
Location
• Groton, CT
Member Since
• 2003-07-31
Occupation
• Student, Lackey of Doom
Real Name
• Ben

Personal

Achievements
• Wrote a 157 page book and am working on a sequel that is 50+ pages long at the moment.
Anime Fan Since
• Eh...fifth grade, I think.
Favorite Anime
• Digimon Forever! Followed further back by Yu-Gi-Oh.
Goals
• Get my darn book ~~published...~~ REWRITTEN
Hobbies
• Writing, reading, IM'ing
Talents
• Writing and I have a knack for gaming.

myOtaku.com: Ben

Thursday, September 9, 2004

Operation: Egg Drop
Okay. My Physics class has had a project in the works for the past two or three days; if even that long. We are to each design a container that will hold an egg and keep it from cracking when dropped from 10-15-30 feet up in the air, respectively. I've done a project similar to this one before, in seventh grade. At that time, I had relied on cushions to soften the impact of the egg. My group sealed up our egg in a nice Tupperware container with bubble wrap, moss, cotton balls, etc. And it actually worked. ^__^;;

This time, though, the drop is significantly higher ad the parameters are a bit different. We have an equation that gives us points depending on the weight of our container, the damage done to the egg (or lack thereof) and then the number 2000 tossed in for good measure. So, my first idea this year was: cut open a stuffed animal, further pad the insides with bubble wrap or something, and then put in the egg and find a way to seal the thing back up again.

Then I started thinking a bit more humanely, as I would have to decapitate said stuffed animal in order to make it fit in the 25 centimeter by 25 centimeter by 25 centimeter size restrictions.

So, I decided to try out a parachute-ish sort of thing. I got a tiny Tupperware container, carefully poked holes through the edges and fed string through the holes. Then I carefully tied the strings to a modified plastic shopping bag. The container, when empty, was noticeably slowed by the parachute. Not really significantly, but enough that you could tell. I hypothesized that if I added any weight to the container (i.e. an egg) it would drop like a rock.

So, I ditched that idea. I was sitting at my grandparents' dining room table pondering my next move. I consulted my grandfather, and he came up with an absolutely brilliant idea. There' this sort of soft, soft, foam. It generally retains its shape, and yet will cushion very, very well. If he can find a cube of the stuff within 25 centimeters by 25 centimeters by 25 centimeters, then I am golden.

By simply cutting a slit in the foam, one can insert the egg into the center of the foam. The foam will close up the space behind the egg, keeping the possibility of the egg falling out to a bare minimum. When dropped from a significant height, the foam will most certainly absorb most, if not all of, the impact.

Heh, it sounds good in theory, at least. :p

Here's hoping. *crosses fingers*

Anyways, I've got more work to be doing. Like, Vocabulary for English. >_>

Today's excuse for English Class: I was subduing terrorists in or school's hallways.

Last Minute thought: I beat John five times today in a row. With the cards I traded for, I rebuilt my deck. John reckons that I could take on his friend, who works at B&C Collectibles. He says the guy has an awesome deck, and listed off some of the cards. Should I ever make it to B&C'S finally *ahem* it would be fun to play this guy everybody claims is so skilled.

Yay for me. I'm good at Yu-Gi-Oh. ^_^;;
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