ADRIAN: THIS MORNING ON THE SCIENCE OF IT, A STEM FAVORITE YOU AND THE KIDS CAN TRY AT HOME . >> WELCOME BACK TO THE SCIENCE OF IT.
WE ARE OUTSIDE THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER.
YOU WILL FIND OUT WHY IN A SECOND.
WE BRING BACK OUR FRIEND TORI FROM OSC AS WE GET READY TO DO THE BIG DROP CHALLENGE.
>> THIS IS A STEM CHALLENGE WE HAVE DONE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER THAT IS EASY.
WE USE DIFFERENT MATERIALS YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR HOME LIKE NEWSPAPER.
WE MAKE THESE FUN PAPER DOWELS THAT CAN HELP WITH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
PIPE CLEANERS, CONDIMENT CUPS, STRAWS, POPSICLE STICKS, TOOTHPICKS, RUBBER BANDS, STRINGS, PLASTIC BAGS.
THE GOAL IS TO EITHER PROTECT THE EGG FROM A HIGH DROP THAT WE WILL DO LATER, OR WE WILL TRY TO LOWER THE TERMINAL VELOCITY OF THE BIG BY USING SOMETHING TO MAKE A PARACHUTE.
MAKE WHATEVER KIND OF CONTRAPTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO PROTECT YOUR EGG OR SLOW IT DOWN AND I WILL MAKE MY OWN.
>> LET’S DO IT.
AND I CAN USE ANYTHING HERE.
>> ANYTHING.
I WILL USE AN EGG IF YOU NEED IT FOR INSPIRATION.
>> GOT IT.
GRAB ONE OF THOSE.
I DID THAT A LITTLE.
>> LOOKS GREAT.
>> GOT IT IN THEIR.
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THIS.
MAYBE NOT.
WE WILL SEE.
>> OK.
GOT SOMETHING LIKE THIS GOING ON.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HEAD UP TO THE GARAGE AND TRY THESE OUT.
>> SO WE WILL TAKE THESE, WHAT WE BUILT ON THE GROUND, AND WE WILL HEAD RIGHT UP THERE, FOUR STORIES UP TO THE GARAGE AND WE WILL SEE IF THEY MAKE IT.
>> WE WILL DROP SOME EGGS.
>> IN SCIENCE, WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE OUR CONTRAPTIONS.
>> I FIGURE WE CAN JUST THROW AN EGG OFF THE BALCONY AS A CONTROL FOR OUR EXPERIMENT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE THROW IT WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION AT ALL.
3, 2, 1.
VERY MESSY, >> >> BIG SPLAT.
>> VERY, VERY MESSY.
LET’S HOPE OUR CONTRAPTIONS ARE BETTER THAN THAT.
>> IT HAS TO BE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT.
3, 2, 1.
>> NICE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WOO.
I AM GUESSING THAT DID NOT MAKE IT.
LET’S SEE IF WE DID IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
WE WILL START WITH TORI AGAIN.
>> OH NO.
>> YOU ARE TELLING ME THERE’S A CHANCE.
ALL RIGHT.
I DON’T KNOW.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CUP.
>> THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CUP.
>> MAYBE THE CUP PROTECTED IT.
LET’S GO CHECK IT OUT.
WE DID PARACHUTES FIRST SO LET’S SEE IF THEY MADE IT OR NOT.
>> CAREFUL OPENING IT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU CAN CRACK THE EGG.
>> I DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT, NOT IF IT SURVIVED A FOUR-STORY FALL.
>> THAT WOULD BE A BUMMER.
>> OH NO.
IT WAS NOT A FULL SMASH.
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE A CRACK THERE.
>> PRETTY GOOD.
>> DEFINITELY BROKE, BUT WAS NOT A FULL SMASH.
>> DEFINITELY BETTER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE A GOOD FEELING, TORI, BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD, THAT THAT ONE DID NOT MAKE IT.
BUT I SHOULD NOT GET TOO COCKY, BECAUSE I DO NOT NOTE THIS ONE MADE IT EITHER.
>> YEAH, YOU DID HAVE A CUP IN THERE.
>> DEFINITELY A SCRAMBLED EGG.
>> OH NO.
YEAH, DEFINITELY A SCRAMBLED EGG FOR SURE.
>> HAVE NOT FELT ANY LIQUID YET.
POSITIVE SIGNS.
A LITTLE BIT.
>> YOU CUSHIONED THAT ONE VERY GOOD.
>> OH NO.
>> IS IT BAD?
>> I -- IT IS NOT REALLY BAD, BUT I CAN SEE THE LIQUID.
DEFINITELY.
DEFINITELY A SMASHED EGG.
>> OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE WAS A CUSHIONED PARACHUTE HERE.
WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, WE KIND OF GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR DESIGN, AND JUST KEEP TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN USE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY THIS AT HOME.
PLEASE SHARE IT WITH THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER.
SHERRITT -- SHARE IT WITH THE #ORLANDOSCIENCECENTER.
>> WE ENJOY THE SCIENCE OF IT.
THANKS.
ADRIAN: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE OTHER COOL STUFF HAPPENING AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, IT IS OPEN THURSDAYS THROUGH TUESDAYS.
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