Build a device that will propel
a raw egg a maximum horizontal distance and have it remain intact.
Participants
Teams of up to six.
Materials
Provided by the team: A launcher
constructed by the team prior to the competition. An unmodified device
such as a tennis racquet will not be allowed. Egg protector and catching
device. Safety glasses.
Provided by the Science Olympics Committee:
3 large grade A eggs.
Rules
1. Each group will build and bring with them to the competition
a mechanical device to propel a raw egg a maximum horizontal displacement.
Throwing by arm is not allowed.
2. No other aids are allowed; e.g. football goal posts cannot be
used as a part of the launcher.
3. No explosives, combustible fuels or compressed gases are allowed.
4. The raw egg may be contained in a protective encasement.
5. A catching device may be employed.
6. The competition will be staged out-of-doors, regardless of the
weather.
7. Each team will have three shots. The longest surviving shot will
be scored.
Judging
Your distance score is your longest distance travelled in three
trials, and contributes up to 75 marks.
Your score = 75 (Your distance)/(Maximum distance)
15 points are awarded for the design and construction of the launcher
and 10 points for the catcher.
In London , this event was one fifth of the Grade Ten Pentathlon.
The five events are: Add 'em 'up. Circuitous Circuits. Cryptic Cross Word.
Metric Madness.
S.P.L.A.T.
World Record
The entry in the Guinness Book
of World Records related to this event reads as follows:
EGG throwing: The longest authenticated distance for throwing a
fresh hen's egg without breaking it is 96.90 m 317 ft 10 in by Risto
Antikainen to Jyrki Korhonen at Siilinjarvi, Finland on 6 Sep 1981.
Source
London District Science Olympics.
This event was designed by Brian Hodgert.
