2. Egg Tower
We started the day by making a tower, the criteria was
1. Purpose is that the egg doesn’t brake (most important part)
2. Style (it has to look good) (creative)
3. Testability of how we test it while we create and planning
We also had limited things that we could use to create the tower, which were some
paper, string and masking tape.
We did this to show how to rapid prototype, we make a quick version so we can test if
it’s going to work or not, it’s a cycle of design.
To build the tower we started by creating some origami crowns, then we slotted them
together and used masking tape to attach them together securely. Then to add extra
stability we added two poles on the sides, also we added an extra crown on the top to
put the egg in, and to add an extra design detail.
Our tower stayed up with the egg in for the time limit, however it was the smallest one
being only 31cm. Also in the fan test our structure stayed up when it was on its side,
however when we turned it to the front it fell over. Overall we came joint last.
If I were to redo this task I would not create the tower in this way again. I would create a
structure that was similar to a house of cards, this means I would have had bits of paper
stacked up. Doing this would’ve made the structure stable and would have been more
aesthetically pleasing than the tower that we created.
3. Egg Drop
In the afternoon we did an egg drop, for this we had the same criteria as
with the tower one, however style is not as important in this one:
1. Purpose is that the egg doesn’t brake (most important part)
2. Time until it hits the floor (the longer the better)
3. Testability of how we test it while we create and planning
This time we were allowed to use any materials that were in the
makerspace.
We started by coming up with ideas on what we should make. We thought it
would be best to create a box for the egg, so that it would be safe inside of
it, then we would put something inside of the box with the egg so that it was
more secure. We also thought to use a parachute to slow down the falling
process.
I then looked into the best way to create a parachute.
After that we started creating the final product, we used a takeaway cup
that one of us had left over from lunch, this was instead of the box. We then
cut up bits of foam and put them into the cup as instillation for the egg.
Once we had filled the cup and had the egg inside of it, we threw it on the
floor to see if it would be fine in the big fall, it was fine.
4. Egg Drop
Then we began creating the parachute, we had the idea that a carrier bag
would be a good idea, but we could not find one and it would’ve been too
small to slow down the egg enough. So instead we found a big sheet of
plastic and cut it into a circle. Then we cut up some string so that they were
each the same size, this was to attach the parachute to the cup.
I then began to come up with different ideas for the design of the cup or
parachute, I found one character called Gudetama that is an egg, I drew one
of the character onto a piece of paper and coloured it in, we then stuck it
onto the parachute.
Once we did that we did a test drop from the actual drop site, the result was
good however there was no accuracy with where it dropped. This drop
made all of the strings that attached the parachute and the cup became
tangled, so we had to tie them together at the top of the cup, as to make
sure that it still dropped well.
Then it was time for the actual drop, it took 10 seconds to come to the
ground floor and the egg stayed intact. However as I knew from the test
drop, there was no accuracy and it did not all into the drop zone.
If I were to recreate this project, I would not change very much as the one
we created worked well and did all of the requirements. One thing I
would’ve changed though is the size of the parachute, I would make it
smaller so that there would be more accuracy with where it landed.
