anything that will lengthen the impact time. I took a Pringles canister and
made a staged impact with different densities of materials. then I had fins
on the side I wanted to stay at the top. I threw that thing as hard as I
could and the egg wouldn't break.
"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"chipsoars" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have to help my daughter make a parachute for an egg drop at school.
Are there any guidelines on design, such as canopy size for a weight
one of you might be able to share or a handy link.

Ahh memories! I remember going through the same exercise with my
daughter
way too many years ago. The chute size will be driven by the contest
rules. I
remember making a crumple zone for the egg by forming a tube out of paper.

Vaughn





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