your legs
Possibly, but tin foil is rather fragile, and easily torn. A cotton or silk fabric would make a better, more resilient, parachute.
It depends on how far the egg has to drop. In High School we had to do 1 story, about 10 feet drop with only 1 sheet of 8x10 paper. The most successful projects involved a combination of an airfoil design parachute with some crumbled up paper under the egg to act as a cushion.
A skydiver - he uses a parachute that slows him down as a result of air resistance acting on the surface of the parachute
parachute is opened to provide air which manages the slow chute
Styrofoam.
Add a parachute and something soft under it
To make a good egg drop contest parachute, you will need a lightweight material like a plastic bag or tissue paper, strings or yarn for suspension lines, and a small cup or basket to hold the egg. Cut the material into a large square, attach the suspension lines to the corners and secure them to the cup or basket. Test your parachute from different heights to see how it performs and make adjustments as needed.
Make the parachute wider/bigger or make the parachute deeper. Make the thing pulling it down lighter. Hope this helps. =)
Use nothing
To drop an egg using a parachute without cracking it, you can create a soft landing by cushioning the egg within a container surrounded by soft materials such as cotton balls or foam. This will absorb the impact and prevent the egg from breaking upon landing. Make sure the parachute is properly attached to the container to slow down the fall and ensure a safe landing.
Place the egg in a bottle filled with water and attach a parachute.
A raw egg (ApexLearning)
The first parachute was made from silk. André-Jacques Garnerin, who invented the parachute in 1797, used a silk parachute to make successful jumps.
I have done this experiment in the past- I created a parachute! 1.The basket of the parachute was made of approx. 12 layers of thick bubble wrap with a cardboard door to keep the egg in. 2.The Parachute was made with a double reinforced thin plastic (a plastic tablecloth will do) It should survive, good luck!
the circular parachute 134.88m/s its average descent followed by a parallelogram one
For a middle school project, you should design a parachute that is the right size for a small action figure. You can make the parachute out of an old pair of parachute pants.