Directed by Yavneh's most eggcellent physics teachers, Lourdes Linzey and Joram Wolanow, our students cracked open their books, and minds, to create packaging for their raw eggs for the Great 2012 Egg Crash.  The assignment in Physics Kinematics was to create a design that would reduce the amount of deceleration upon impact via air drag techniques and/or cushioning.

"Our students learned about real life comparisons to understand this concept," said Ms. Linzey. "In the instance of automobile air bags, people in car crashes are often saved because of the increase of the time of impact when the person goes forward. That increase in time lowers the amount of force exerted on the person. Football players wear padding, to increase the time of impact and decrease the force making it less painful when they get tackled."

 The students' creative packaging ranged from plain boxes filled with foam to unique peanut butter jars, balloon clusters, and even a four-layer-bagel cushioned sample. In pairs, students dropped their creations to the lobby pavement from Yavneh's second level balcony, twice each, then racing to see the result.

"I liked this project and thought it was a fun way to learn," said Hayden Berman '16 who turned a Pepsi bottle, trash bag and string into a parachute to cradle his raw egg, which he wrapped in newspaper. "I saw a Pepsi bottle on a table and thought that, if the egg was protected, it would sustain the force as it hit the ground."