Egg Drop 2003

Pre-competition photo of entrants Kelly Lave, Rob Allen, Christina Ellis, Chuck Schulz, Jason Reeves, Mehmet Eryilmaz, Ibby Tonbul.

Thanks to Cameron Pizor's success in the 2000 competition using a finch egg, the rules for the Egg Drop contest now specify the use of CHICKEN eggs.

This year there were 9 contestants (5 solo entries and 2 two-person teams) with 8 entered designs.

Spectators in the SMC north stairwell eagerly anticipate the next competitor's attempt.

This year's competition yielded a record number of successful entrants to the "egg-drop" category, with five mishap-free drops. In the "egg-catch" category, we had no successful designs, but a good number of spectacular failures. In the spirit of good sportsmanship Prof. Schulz withdrew his successful "drop" entry from prize consideration.

The Winners

Proud winners of gift certificates at the Knox College Bookstore: Kelly Lave (also winner of the Oustanding Design category), Mehmet Eryilmaz, and Ben and Jon Schulz.