Making an Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube- For School and Science!

[amazer97]

In our science class, we were put into groups and assigned the task of creating some sort of container that would be able to safely drop an egg without it breaking. Being in a group full of Valve-fans, and since this is a fun project which will not have a grade, just something to chillax with at the end of the year, we decided to create a mini Weighted Companion Cube and put the egg inside of it. Keep in mind though, we have a limit to what materials we can use to make this, so it's not perfect, but here it is.
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Inside of it, we have a container that holds the egg, with padding inside to keep it safe.

UPDATE: My friend is making a papercraft incinerator to drop the Companion Cube into from the drop height.
UPDATE #2: It survived! Much to our surprise, the Weighted Companion Cube can withstand anything. After dropping, we opened it up and the egg was perfectly intact.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_PXuq-4_Ec [/media]
I'm the guy filming it, sorry for the twitchy camera. Just finished uploading this, quality should get better within a few minutes.
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SCIENCE HAS PREVAILED ONCE MORE! :v: GLADOS IS PLEASED WITH THESE RESULTS!

[SL1CHAOS]

Nice idea, not sure if it will protect the egg though :D

[Mikesword221]

That egg is going to crack harder then a nonsocial kid making a speech in a theater.
Good luck though. Also, 1 question. Can it keep buttons held down?

[amazer97]

[QUOTE=SL1CHAOS;29495171]Nice idea, not sure if it will protect the egg though :D[/QUOTE]

We know, but we figured since it wasn't graded anyways we might have some fun. I'll try to get a video of it falling or some more pictures of it tomorrow, and I'll update this post on whether or not it won or lost. Wish me luck!

[Coffee]

That's not how you keep the egg safe.

You place the egg in a bed of tissue paper in a cup, then you put tissue paper around the sides and on top.

Then you tape it in then you use a hole punch to put holes around the side.

Then you make a string parachute out of 4 paper towels taped together and attach it to the egg cradle.

Then you drop from a height with the parachute in a ready position.

Then you win.

[MisterSnazzy]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495291]That's not how you keep the egg safe.

You place the egg in a bed of tissue paper in a cup, then you put tissue paper around the sides and on top.

Then you tape it in then you use a hole punch to put holes around the side.

Then you make a string parachute out of 4 paper towels taped together and attach it to the egg cradle.

Then you drop from a height with the parachute in a ready position.

Then you win.[/QUOTE]

That's boring.

Real scientists use non-Newtonian fluids! :v:

[Coffee]

[QUOTE=fordlover89;29495335]That's boring.

Real scientists use non-Newtonian fluids! :v:[/QUOTE]

My school can't afford them.

[amazer97]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495291]That's not how you keep the egg safe.

You place the egg in a bed of tissue paper in a cup, then you put tissue paper around the sides and on top.

Then you tape it in then you use a hole punch to put holes around the side.

Then you make a string parachute out of 4 paper towels taped together and attach it to the egg cradle.

Then you drop from a height with the parachute in a ready position.

Then you win.[/QUOTE]

We had a set list of materials we could use, and it was weighed to see if we used them or less then them. The egg is inside a closed cup padded with wrappers/string/paper, and the container is taped shut and is surrounded by a frame of Popsicle sticks. We have at least a 50/50 chance I guess.

Update: My friend is making a big paper-craft incinerator that we will place below the drop height and drop it into.

[SL1CHAOS]

Get the egg, throw it at friend and run, you will now have the greatest novelty creation known to man!

[Tacosheller]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495391]My school can't afford them.[/QUOTE]

Your school can't afford human blood or water?

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Benlecyborg;29495512]Why not crack open an egg, put the egg inside the other egg shells. Then seal it off using sellotape?[/QUOTE]
yo dawg

[Dasein]

This test shall prove to be highly informative and useful.

[brandonsh]

[QUOTE=Benlecyborg;29495812]Put a portal above you and below you. Drop the cube. Tadaa the egg will not break.[/QUOTE]

Might break due to the pressure of the speed or something like that.

[Dasein]

I remember when I did an egg drop in second grade. What I did was I took an old sock, punched some holes in the rim, tied a parachute to the holes, and filled it with cotton.

It was fucking awesome.

[Inspector Jones]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495291]That's not how you keep the egg safe.

You place the egg in a bed of tissue paper in a cup, then you put tissue paper around the sides and on top.

Then you tape it in then you use a hole punch to put holes around the side.

Then you make a string parachute out of 4 paper towels taped together and attach it to the egg cradle.

Then you drop from a height with the parachute in a ready position.

Then you win.[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPpIjhtgGj0[/media]

Cave Johnson would be disappointed with you and your preconceptions of safety.

[Smooth Jazz]

I used a similar design for one of my egg drops. However I figured out it wouldn't work so I just crumpled up paper and taped it to the box. You should do that.

[Don Knotts]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495391]My school can't afford them.[/QUOTE]

corn starch and water, [b]go![/b]

[meppers]

attach a very long cord to it.
drop it by the end of the cord
protip: the cord should be 1 foot shorter than the actual drop height

[superdinoman]

When I did an egg drop I cheated. I put accelerometers in with a set of model airplane servos and when it was dropped they kicked in and turned on some hidden propeller blades. Shit was awesome and the teacher was displeased. I didnt build in a control system so it flew off course and crashed into a wall but the egg survived.

:smug: Do that with yours

[amazer97]

[QUOTE=superdinoman;29496783]When I did an egg drop I cheated. I put accelerometers in with a set of model airplane servos and when it was dropped they kicked in and turned on some hidden propeller blades. Shit was awesome and the teacher was displeased. I didnt build in a control system so it flew off course and crashed into a wall but the egg survived.

:smug: Do that with yours[/QUOTE]

Like I said before, the teacher weighs them and looks at them carefully to make sure no one cheats before we turn them in.

[Miya]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495391]My school can't afford them.[/QUOTE]

fun fact ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid

[superdinoman]

[QUOTE=amazer97;29496954]Like I said before, the teacher weighs them and looks at them carefully to make sure no one cheats before we turn them in.[/QUOTE]
Model airplane parts are light weight. Especially if you combined them with foam and plastics making them virtually undetectable.

[Pardalis]

I always thought the best idea for those would make a wire frame and put the egg in the center suspended by a bunch of very soft springs.

[DatWut?]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495291]That's not how you keep the egg safe.

You place the egg in a bed of tissue paper in a cup, then you put tissue paper around the sides and on top.

Then you tape it in then you use a hole punch to put holes around the side.

Then you make a string parachute out of 4 paper towels taped together and attach it to the egg cradle.

Then you drop from a height with the parachute in a ready position.

Then you win.[/QUOTE]

Why not marry safe science if you love it so much? :v:

[MisterSnazzy]

[QUOTE=Coffee;29495391]My school can't afford them.[/QUOTE]
1/4 box of cornstarch + 1/2 cup of water.

Mix w/ hands for extra fun and you get a non Newtonian fluid. Pour into ziplock bag and place egg in. Drop off 50 foot building and watch how the egg survives.

Protip: Make companion cube watertight, then fill with non Newtonian fluid.

[Rebi]

[QUOTE=Tacosheller;29495668]Your school can't afford human blood or water?

[editline]28th April 2011[/editline]

yo dawg[/QUOTE] I wish that water and blood had the same effects as actual non-newtonian fluids, that would rule.

[amazer97]

I'm leaving for school guys, I'll post the results of the test when I return. :v:

[amazer97]

UPDATE #2: It survived! Much to our surprise, the Weighted Companion Cube can withstand anything. After dropping, we opened it up and the egg was perfectly intact.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_PXuq-4_Ec [/media]
I'm the guy filming it, sorry for the twitchy camera. Just finished uploading this, quality should get better within a few minutes.
[IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2usislh.jpg[/IMG]
SCIENCE HAS PREVAILED ONCE MORE! :v: GLADOS IS PLEASED WITH THESE RESULTS!

[Chonch]

Don't throw it away, dig a pit, light something in the pit on fire, then throw it into the pit.