Before final exams, most students noticed the bright yellow caution tape strewn across the doors of the balcony structure in the 3200 hundred wing. Unless you wanted to endure the rest of the day reeking of raw egg, it’s probably best that you heeded that warning, because the annual egg drop competition was taking place for physics students. The creative physics experiment has been taking place for five years now, and it helps to understand the principals of physics, addressing things such as gravitational pull and air resistance, as well as how mass slows an object down.

So, for anyone who was wondering, although the egg drop project may be a fun way to get out of class for a period, it does serve a purpose.

Senior Zeia Amanoel participated in the experiment by wrapping his egg in a tissue box surrounded by napkins. Unfortunately, his egg broke, but he did enjoy participating.

“It really is a fun activity. It is difficult if you don’t test it out first, but it helps you explore your creativity and your ability to make things work,” said Amanoel.

Students participating in the egg drop experiment were allowed three days to prepare, and the activity was worth an easy 25 points, the equivalent of a quiz grade for exploring your creativity in relation to science.

Science teacher Anthony Serafini remembers that in the past, the winners of the egg drop experiment received small prizes such as 10-or-15 dollar gift cards to stores such as Best Buy. This year, however, winner and junior Vanja Selak, walked away with $30, a t-shirt, and a free pass to get out of doing a tedious physics lab report.

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