Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!raghu From: raghu@rlgvax.UUCP (Raghu Raghunathan) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: HELP! Real life physics problem. Message-ID: <829@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 16:46:29 EST Article-I.D.: rlgvax.829 Posted: Wed Nov 6 16:46:29 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 20:53:25 EST References: <773@charm.UUCP> <406@graffiti.UUCP> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 9 > I have a small physics problem for all you net.physics.pudits out > there. I have an assignment to drop a brick and an egg in a shoebox out > of a two story window onto a sidewalk. The egg must not break (of course), and > Hang the egg using a slightly elastic string inside the box such that it doesn't touch the bottom of the box. When you drop the box make sure the box lands face up (?) so the egg is still hanging from the top of the box.