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Subject: Would a raw egg break before impact if dropped from the empire state bldg.

Date: Thu Jul 6 07:15:47 2000
Posted by paul maher
Grade level: undergrad School: trinity college bublin
City: dublin State/Province: other Country: ireland
Area of science: Physics
ID: 962882147.Ph
Message:

Would the shell of a raw hen egg break apart, before impact with the 
ground, due to forces acting on it when dropped from the top of empire 
state building? or would it reach its terminal velocity before impact and 
would the air and drag pressure forces it experiences at this terminal 
velocity be less that those required to break the egg? Perhaps you need 
to consult a zooologist also ..Purpose:To settle an argument


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