Something we’re pretty familiar with around here, but when you find a good one, it’s amazing none-the-less!
That’s what this one is about.
Be brave here – you can do it! – use raw eggs. It makes it all the more impressive. (Remember the encouraging words of one of my favorite Life Teachers, “Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!” Ms. Frizzle.
So! You’ll only need a pie pan, a raw egg :), a toilet paper tube, and a glass of water.
Assemble your tower of doom carefully.
Now – knock that pie pan to Kingdom Come! But don’t tip over the glass! And, uh… and make sure everything is aligned first!
See?
Safe and sound is your precious egg.
Now that you’ve proved how cool you are…
do it with three. Or four.
Or five!!
Dude.
Polish your knuckles against your chest upon your exit.
This experiment came from SteveSpanglerScience.com. To see the experiment in action, visit the link!
That’s what this one is about.
Be brave here – you can do it! – use raw eggs. It makes it all the more impressive. (Remember the encouraging words of one of my favorite Life Teachers, “Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!” Ms. Frizzle.
So! You’ll only need a pie pan, a raw egg :), a toilet paper tube, and a glass of water.
See?
Now that you’ve proved how cool you are…
Or five!!
Polish your knuckles against your chest upon your exit.
This experiment came from SteveSpanglerScience.com. To see the experiment in action, visit the link!
18 comments:
Looks like you had a fun afternoon! You even took the 4 egg challenge. Thank you for sharing our experiment and Liking and Linking back to us!
What do you mean by knock the pan?
Lisa - push it sideways, very fast, out of the way. Like a sideways karate chop.
I want to see a video of this! I think I would just waste eggs!
Wouldn't it be easier to use something without sides? Like cut the sides off of the box lid?
Hi Lola.
No, because you knock the whole thing out of the way - tray, and pillars. The Eggs fall straight down into the glasses.
Ha ha ha! We just sent 4 eggs flying through the kitchen before I read about the sideways karate chop!! Then it worked, of course! This one will have our family laughing for days!! Thanks for sharing!
I don't understand the "knock" concept...
You push the pie plate and the pillars out of the way... Objects at rest stay at rest. So the eggs will fall straight down when you push (karate chop) the plate out of the way. The plate has a lip, so it will take the pillars out of the way, also.
Give the plate a sideways karate chop (fast), and the plate and pillars will go flying, and the eggs will fall straight down, into the glass. Try it with one, first, then work your way up to more, if you like.
This sounds fun, but I think I will have to try it outside first. Don't want raw egg all over the house, lol..
Very cool! The children really like this demonstration. We'd done one with a coin going into a glass, but a raw egg is SOOOoooo much more impressive!
Found this on Pinterest. What FUN! We'll definitely have to give this a try (once I figure out a substitute for a metal pie pan...mine are all glass!) My kids are going to LOVE it! Thanks for sharing!
Christephi - Use a light disposable plate with a lip. Anything with a lip will do!
What a fun experiment! :) Thanks for sharing this.
Question: Do you know what your pattern of glasses is called? I have been looking for a very similar pattern and cannot find them anywhere. Thanks!
I don't, Lacey, sorry! My dad gave them to me a few years ago. They had a rim of gold at the top, though, if that helps! :)
We did it! And I used my mad editing skillz to put together a little video demonstration for Science Week on my blog. Come see!
http://www.christephi.com/2013/02/science-week-day-1.html
I have the same glasses and I got mine from target
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