superfreak
...ape by the name of “mini-metro”. It was added on by taping it the bottom and adding another plastic cup on top of it so that it wouldn’t get damaged much. This extra cup also aided as a shock absorber that would help reduce the amount of vibrations that would get to the egg. Upon several tries, the egg mobile seemed perfect. The day of the drop, a last minute change to the design caused three pieces of sponge to be taped to the bottom and sides of the cups. The two on the sides aided in protection of the design’s vulnerable area just incase it fell on its side. The one at the bottom was just another precautionary shock absorber that also acted as a weight and would help the egg mobile drop properly. As the time of the drop grew nearer, it was noticed that the strings which attached the parachute to the inverted cup had become tangled. After several minutes of ...