![]() ![]() ![]() Observation of a high speed video of egg cracking allows us to see the result of such a dynamic impact. Studies show a value of 0.0004s of duration of impact, where a relatively large force is delivered to the eggshell in a very short interval time.įigure 1: Deformation of eggshell upon dynamic impact. When you drop an egg onto a table, what happens is the exertion of force onto the egg shell in a very short interval. However, have you actually considered the mechanism behind egg cracking? However, egg shells are always so brittle, easily cracked even when dropped from just 2cm onto a hard table. We have all had that feeling before: opening a box of eggs, and realizing that more than half had been broken on the way home from the supermarket, whether it is accidentally hitting the box against the wall, or dropping the entire egg carton on the floor, eggs are delicious, present in the cuisines of almost every culture, and an indispensable ingredient in baking.
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