Egg-citing Discovery!

The 'science spot' in Discovery had an Easter theme with eggs - raw eggs!

What we needed was:
A large glass of water
A plastic plate
A cardboard tube (1/3 of a  glad wrap roll but a toilet paper tube would work just as well!)
A raw egg

What we did:
1. Place the plate on top of the glass of water
2. Sit the cardboard tube on top of the plate, lined up directly over the glass
3. Rest the raw egg sideways on the tube
4. Knock the plate out of the way and see what happens!

 

A special thanks to our 'eggs-pert' Damon for the demonstration

What was going on:?:

This is very like the table cloth trick where you pull out the cloth and everything stays on the table. Only this has a higher success rate! 

The plate needed a rim to catch the edge of the tube. The egg is just sitting - not moving. As the support is moved, gravity makes it drop and it lands in the water. (One of Newton's laws of motion) 

Have a 'crack' at this at home- outside!

Happy Easter everyone!