Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site faron.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!faron!wdh From: wdh@faron.UUCP (Dale Hall) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: HELP! Real life physics problem. Message-ID: <379@faron.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 10:35:46 EST Article-I.D.: faron.379 Posted: Thu Nov 7 10:35:46 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 20:11:23 EST References: <773@charm.UUCP> Reply-To: wdh@faron.UUCP (Dale Hall) Organization: The MITRE Coporation, Bedford, MA Lines: 36 Summary: In article <773@charm.UUCP> kalucki@charm.UUCP (John Kalucki) writes: > > 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 >I can put whatever I want into the box. (...) HELP! Post to the net, or mail >to me, I don't know these things. Try this: ----------------------BOX------------------------------ | | | ______________________ | | | | | | | BRICK | | | | | | | ---------------------- | | ( EGG ) | | ---------------------- | | | | | | | BRICK | | | | | | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- Hold the BRICK/EGG sandwich together with something appropriate, say mayonnaise, or Crazy Glue , or rubber bands. It works, trust (tm) me. I know these things. P.S. Best part: don't test this out until it's time to hand in your assignment! You'll get extra points for originality. By the way, neatness counts. P.P.S. Maybe you should experiment with other approaches as well. :-)