Sometimes in the quest for perfection, you have to break a few eggs. On Tuesday, Space Architecture and Design hosted an egg-drop fundraiser as part of St. Louis Design Week.
Teams worked to build a capsule that would protect an egg as it was dropped from 15 feet. Eggs that survived were dropped again from a greater height. A common school science project that teaches students about velocity, acceleration and design, money raised from the competition went to Adams Elementary School, which fielded a team of its own.
The teams are preparing for their egg drop at @SPACEarchitects. #STLDW pic.twitter.com/UETgc7ZF1u
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 23, 2014
Egg drop at @SPACEarchitects. @FalkHarrison team represents! #STLDW pic.twitter.com/kxubRkT4Em
— Mike Spakowski (@mspako) September 23, 2014
Here’s how the egg drop turned out.
Round 1
The first egg, from Adams Elementary students, survived the first drop. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
The second entry looks like a "helicopter" seed that falls from a tree. And it … Survived! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
No. 3: A pyramid design with a parachute. It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Here's the @FalkHarrison egg surviving the drop! @SPACEarchitects top chicken doing the honors. #STLDesignWeek pic.twitter.com/QFbtDcySbx
— Christopher Ryan (@_cryan) September 24, 2014
No. 4: An egg in a cube with a parachute and balloon. Scrambled eggs. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
No. 5 looks like a pontoon with a parachute. It gets caught in the lift. To be dropped again. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
#EggsInSpace mystery item: An alien. #stldw pic.twitter.com/s7U2rZvozo
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
No. 6 looks like a sugar cream cone with a parachute. It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
No. 7 looks like a Mars Rover with double parachutes. A beautiful thing — it survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW pic.twitter.com/nEcW3n7ZOt
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Re-drop of the No. 5 contraption: It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
No. 8 looks like … Well, cartoon dynamite with a parachute and a balloon with alien eyes. It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Round 2
The crowd demands we skip to the 21-foot drop. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Revised to 23 feet. So much pressure (for @SPACEarchitects in the chicken suit). #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for Adams Elementary: It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for the Mars Rover: again, a beautiful drop. It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Second drop for the pyramid with a parachute: It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for the pontoon with a parachute: It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for the "helicopter" design: It's amazing and beautiful but breaks. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for "the ice cream cone of death": It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 2 for the "dynamite" with a parachute and alien eyes on a balloon: It almost hit a child, but it survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Round 3
New round: A no parachute round. There are chants is "no chute." #EggsInSpace #STLDW What happened to the rules?!
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the dynamite with a ballon: It survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the pontoon: A resounding crash. It's a crime scene. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for Adams Elementary: The balloon pops but the egg survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the pyramid: It's cracked. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the "ice cream cone of death": Quite a thud, but it survives! #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
23ft and we have a lot of eggs left. Parachutes off! #stldw #EggsInSpace pic.twitter.com/j3yPb19JfP
— STL Design Week (@STLDesignWeek) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the Mars Rover without a parachute. The lift is being temperamental; we're switching to a rooftop launch.
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Drop 3 for the Mars Rover: it was a violent throw. The ballon broke; the egg is cracked. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Prizes
Golden huevos award goes to the "helicopter" design. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
Third place: @SPACEarchitects Second place: V3. #EggsInSpace #STLDW
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014
we had a great time for a good cause on tuesday with @SPACEarchitects at their #eggsinspace event!!! 2nd place!!! pic.twitter.com/LJyWOsQuWa
— V Three Studios, LLC (@vthreestudios) September 25, 2014
First place goes to the Adams Elementary team. #EggsInSpace #STLDW pic.twitter.com/OgcN960cam
— Erica Smith (@ericasmith) September 24, 2014