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Can an Egg Drop 600 Feet and Not Break?

July 19, 2020 by Karen Hill

On February 8, 1974, an egg was dropped 600 feet from a moving helicopter and it did not break when it hit the ground! No, it was NOT hard-boiled. It was a raw egg.

Why? The forward movement of the helicopter through the air caused the egg to land very gently and not break.

In an egg-tossing contest between two Missouri high school students in 1974, a raw egg was tossed for a record-setting distance of 316′ 53/4″!

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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