Trying to Catch 300+ MPH Eggs ------ Physics Impulse Challenge
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 Published On Premiered Nov 10, 2023

Thank you to everyone that made suggestions in the comment section!
Catching eggs without them breaking either by hand or some other means has always been a great way of teaching the concept of Impulse. A concept I decided to explore at faster rates. I found getting raw eggs up to 300 mph was easy compared to the challenge of somehow trying to catch them safely without breaking. I've tried some of the methods that were suggested in previous videos along with some of my own ideas. It is a lot tougher than it sounds, eggs at 300 + mph have about twice the amount of kinetic energy as someone swinging a sledgehammer, but unlike a sledgehammer, the egg's shell breaks with only a small amount of force is applied to it.

NOTE: these are old eggs that are past their expiration date and can no longer be sold for human consumption. I got them from a local supplier that cannot sell them since It is dangerous to eat old eggs. These were headed to the dumpster if I didn't use them.

For more two previous videos on shooting eggs
"launching raw eggs". goes through various methods that I tried toget eggs going as fast as possible, my goal was 200 mph, I achieved 329 mph.    • Launching raw eggs /// How fast can t...  

"Egg target practice". what fun would it be if after figuring out how to get eggs up to 300 mph, if I didn't have some target practice. It is impressive just how much kinetic energy an egg has at that speed and how much damage it can do when it hits a target.
   • Egg Target Practice at  300 mph   (48...  

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