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Egg Drop Challenge

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    On Moday 12th in our second week of classes. All teams took part in the Egg Drop Challenge. We were given string, napkins, straws, & cups. Then, told to make something to hold an egg in so when it was dropped from a window it wouldn't break.
 
    Our solution was to put the egg inside two cups, filled with napkins in hopes that the napkins would soften the blow. Unfortunately, our contraption wasn't up for the challenge and our egg did not survive.

    Working together as a team went extremely well, we all complimented each other incredibly and it was great to work together. What was most effective as a team was that we were able to build on each others ideas and discuss any possible flaws there might be in each others designs.

   Our designs evolve over time to include more an more tissue paper as we believed that cushioning the egg was the way to go.
  
    There were many leadership traits in our team. Strongest of which was definitely enthusiasm, everyone in the team was very eager to work together and keep our egg safe.
  
    If there was anything we would've done differently it would be not bothering with any cups or tissues and just create a strong triangular frame around the egg with straws. We a had a lot of fun taking part in this challenge and that's the most important thing!

   This was a great team-building exercise and allowed us to see how our group works together. For more information on various methods to win the challenge you can watch the following video.

                


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