In French class, a couple of weeks ago, we had read about people who go hang gliding for recreational purposes. When Mr. Chung mentioned making an egg glide, my mind immediately backtracked to that class. When I pitched the idea to Cindy and Stephen, we had all agreed that for the time being, it seemed like the best idea.
Given that each group only gets 25 straws, a sheet of newspaper and a limited amount of tape, we'd have to build a structure that wouldn't be too big, but one that would be able to keep our egg from cracking. A hang glider model would be perfect for this assignment because it does not require a complex structure, nor an engine.
We could build a tringular shaped 'wing' which would provide us with the gliding element, and provide a structure we could attatch our egg from.
Taking into consideration that a chicken egg is hefty in weight, in comparison to the straws, that will most likely be a problem we'll have to work through as a group.
Till Wednesday, gliding egg lander.
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