Purpose: To illustrate

1. Newton's second law
2. Work-energy principle
3. Impulse-momentum principle

Have a student assist you in holding the sheet in a "J" fashion as shown. Invite another to throw the raw egg as hard as possible at the sheet. The valley in the sheet must be held so that it catches the egg before it falls to the floor. Break the egg into a cup to show that it is not hard-boiled. A small water balloon is nice alternative to a raw egg just incase you miss the sheet.

A bed sheet with a rigid board attached to one edge and a raw egg.

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