MIT physicists conclude that eggs break more if they fall vertically – Pledge Times

MIT physicists conclude that eggs break more if they fall vertically – Pledge Times

There is a common belief between teachers and scientific disseminators that eggs are less likely to break by falling vertically than side. It even supports Chatgpt, referring to the ovoid form of the shell since the tip tends to better absorb the impact, so it is less likely to break immediately. Well, it seems not true. A group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute (MIT) has concluded just the opposite after destroying 180 chicken egg…

Eggs more likely to survive a drop on the side than top or bottom

A smashed egg all over the counter is no yolk (sorry), but if you're lucky enough to drop your egg on its side rather than its top or bottom, it's much more likely to survive intact, according to international scientists. The team recreated a common classroom science experiment called the 'egg drop challenge', in which students have a crack at preventing an egg from smashing when dropped from a height. The researchers dropped 180 eggs from three…