He has a very interesting idea indeed! He thought that freezing his egg in a container of water would ensure that it wouldn't break upon the impact of the drop. When he discussed this idea with his Dad, they came up with a way that they thought they could strengthen the ice- by adding cotton wool to it! When he researched this in class, he discovered that this is similar to a strategy used in WWII wherein a percentage of sawdust was added to ice to strengthen it. This process was called pykrete after Geoffrey Pyke, who wanted to make an unsinkable aircraft carrier.
We really do learn something new everyday!
Fingers crossed that their plan works! We'll find out on Thursday! Keep an eye out for more updates on Harley's very original ideas!
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