The rules were simple, from the balcony of school, we would have to launch our glider. It was deemed successful if we were able to safely able to glide the egg on to the ground without cracking it.
Given a desk length of tape, 25 straws, and a sheet of newspaper, we had to great the glider.
It was a very difficult concept because the glider had to "glide" and "protect" the egg. Often times, majority of the groups had difficulty dividing the straws into equally so that they could create a good enough glider and a something to protect the egg well enough. To create a successful glider, the glider should be aerodynamic. By creating the structure to be aerodynamic, the structure is made with the purpose of reducing drag. For example, compare a flat cube and a cone flying through the air. The cube would create a lot of drag, as it soars through the air. However the cone, the cone would reduce the drag, making it "flow nicer" through the air. By making the glider aerodynamic, it will soar through the air and land properly. if the glider lands well and safely, the egg will not suffer as much pressure as it falls on the the ground.
Without having the material in front of me to actually build it, the only thing i can think of is, there has to a way to protect the egg, but the egg protect has to go along the path of the air. the egg protect cannot break the wind. Another key component we thought of was, when attaching the egg protecting portion to the egg glider, the weight of the egg protector has to be evenly distributed all across the wings of the egg glider.
other than that, it is pretty much a trial and error process from here on out
