Experiment: Eggperiments

Introduction

Experiments with eggs.

Molecular gastronomy.

Science on Stage https://www.science-on-stage.eu/sites/sons-eu/files/material/food-cooking-and-stem-section-3_eggs-experiments.pdf

Experiments

Standing on Eggs

1. Stand on eggs in a box, without shoes.
2. A blown egg (shell only) supported vertically with weights being placed one by one onto it
   • How many kgs?

Dropping Eggs – Large and Small

1. Two similar chocolate eggs (shape, density) but different shapes. Drop them. Use different distances (eg. 1 meter, 10 meters).
2. Two small identical eggs. Ad horizontal velocity to other and drop the other without initial velocity. Use a camera.

Eggs and Inertia

Check !yt

Eggshells and Toothpaste

1. Wash the eggs and dry them
2. Coat two plain eggs with a good amount of toothpaste evenly (the other two eggs are reference).
3. Fill two glasses with cola and the other two glasses with black coffee.
4. Leave the experiment set-up for ~3 hours.