The classic egg drop science experiment has gotten a big update, thanks to a new study. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the best way to drop a chicken egg to prevent ...

The egg drop challenge is a common fixture in STEM classes. Students are tasked with designing a cushion around an egg that prevents it from cracking when dropped from a height. Conventional wisdom ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Engineers used compression tests to see what it took to crack an egg in ...

Egg drop competitions are a staple of high school and college physics classes. The goal is for students to build a device using bubble wrap, straws, or various other materials designed to hold an egg ...

As any shopper knows, eggs are sold in carboard cartons in neat little rows facing upwards. But there's nothing worse than getting them home and finding several of the little beauties cracked and ...

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side than when dropped vertically, finds research published in Communications Physics. Controlled trials simulating the ‘egg drop challenge’, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Eggs are less likely to ...

It doesn't get much simpler than eggs; just crack open the shell, and the possibilities are endless. You could fry them Gordon Ramsay-style, whisk them in a bowl and cook gently for soft, fluffy ...

Here’s hoping Humpty Dumpty reads the news. In research out today, scientists have apparently figured out the safest way to drop an egg without it breaking. Researchers at MIT conducted the study, ...