How to design a parachute with holding an egg?

Question

i'v got a physics asaignment which is making a parachute with an egg and let it fly and the egg may not be broken when it hits the ground..

My question is how to design it? What requirement should i make to the parachute?? Thx alot!!

Answer 1

You should take the plastic bag and support the bottom of it with the paper. That way when you have the bag fall down from the second floor of the building, it will be more difficult for the air to flow through the bag itself. Hold the bag up-side down and tie a small piece of the string to the handles, making the opening smaller. That way when you drop the parachute all the air will flow to a fixed point. If you don't tie it closed then air would flow throughout the bag making it flow-y. Next tape the egg to the remaining piece of string and attach that also to the bag...

To be honest. I hope it works, but I am not entirely sure.