The container will be dropped from a hinged board, extending from a balcony over a concrete surface. The egg will be inspected by the judge within one minute of the drop. Only one drop will be made for each team's device. The device with the lowest score is the winner. All answers should be given in powers of ten.
Teams have twenty minutes to complete the test.
Answers must be rounded to the nearest power of ten, so any mantissa greater than or equal to 5 forces an increase by one of the exponent. The team is to supply a fully self-contained electromagnet. The device is not to exceed a height, width and length of 10cm, 15cm and 15cm, respectively. In addition, the width and length must be large enough to support the device, without any outside influence, across the 5cm X 5cm opening in the test stand. The electromagnet must be able to stand alone on a flat surface.