Egg Drop Challenge - Iteration #1

Total # of achievements earned: 17

-Your materials fit inside a printer paper box.

-Your materials fit inside a shoe box.

-Your materials fit inside a cigar box.

-Your materials fit inside an Altoids box.

We used 3 balloons, 3 marbles, and a string.

-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.

-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.

-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.

-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.

-Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.

-Your materials weigh less than 50 grams.

We weighed in at 106 grams with the egg.

-You hit the butcher paper!

-You hit inside the third ring!

-You hit inside the second ring!

-You hit inside the first ring!

-You hit the Bullseye!

We hit the designated area even with pretty strong wind.

-Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels.

-Generate a list of materials required for build day.

Some designs/strategies our class did well on was using balloons. Some groups put little barriers on their eggs so their egg would be protected. Austin and I decided to put our egg in a balloon that was inside another balloon to absorb the impact better. We would probably put more protection around our egg if we had to redesign it because our egg broke unfortunately.

TED -- part. 1

1) The TED organization is about showing latest studies and what people are doing and how they are going further into them.

2) The purpose of the TED site is to inform the people on latest technology developments and to get people interested in them. The functionality of the site supports that because the site has a whole bunch of videos on what's going on in the world and what to expect from technology in the future.

3) As an "engineer" I would think the scientific things would most interest us. I think this because we are problem solvers and science defines the problems we face and we have to use science to fix them. Global issues could also be there but at a lesser extent I think.

4) 3 videos I find most interesting are "Understanding the Rise of China", "The Rise of Personal Robots", and "The Linguistic Genius of Babies".

5) I chose the "Understanding the Rise of China" video.

• China will be the new world power.


• China will have the highest economy.


• Chinese will be the new biggest language.


• China will have the biggest population, thus the biggest army.

6) I could get into these kind of things because I think these are very intelligent people talking and they know what they're saying and can thoroughly explain it. These are the type of people I like to learn things from.

Black Box - Inputs and Outputs

Sorry for it being so small, I don't know how to fix it =/ .

Opt In: Carnival Splendor

Q: What was the nature of the problem the ship experienced?

A: The ship was stranded in the middle of the water off the coast of Mexico and the ship's main generators were shutdown from the engine fire. The people needed a place to sleep and food to eat. The passengers went three days without electricity, waiting in long lines for cold food, and having toilets that didn't flush.


Q: What repairs were required?

A: They needed to fix the broken main generator, the broken bathroom facilities, and the broken air conditioning. There were more problems I think, because on many websites it says that the Splendor encountered more problems than they thought and they needed more time to fix them but these were the only ones I could find.


Q: What impact did the unnexpected arrival of the cruise ship have on the local economy?

A:It would have required many workers to be hired to fix the ship's problems. The economic impact of Carnival Splendor would have been $14 million in direct annual expenditures.

Reverse Engineering: Functional Analysis Essential Questions

1. What is the purpose of reverse engineering? It can generate the technical data required to copy a product functionally and dimensionally, you could use it for redesigning or upgrading a product, and it can help you understand the product and know how it works.

2. What is the difference between a product's visual and functional qualities? A product's visual qualities relate to how it looks like and a product's functional qualities relate to how it's used and works.

Opt In: Gamification

Q: Why do you think such simple games get so many people playing them and paying for them?

A: Personally, I believe it's lack of creativity, or just intelligence at that matter. In my opinion, paying real money $$$ for virtual money is one of the stupidest things someone could do, anything virtual is a pixel and can be created as many times as needed. I also believe that people get a "high" of some sort when they do good at something, so if they get a high score they want to show it off and keep trying to remain at the best.


Q: Do you think we can use technology to penetrate back into reality?

A: Honestly, I think the best way to penetrate back into reality is to play virtual games or log into virtual websites in moderation and not everyday. Even if you're playing video games about reality, like the Sims for example, you're still playing a video game no matter what it's about. Your body doesn't do good sitting and moping staring at radiation, it needs outdoor time and exercise.


Q: Are you afraid of the future of technology? For example, wifi and cameras on every soda can and on other stuff and how everything you do is tracked and recorded so you can get worthless points. Or like a virtual tattoos or body or eye sensors.

A: Oh hell yeah! I think it is very sketchy that they can track your every move and location and their excuse is to award you points... Come on people, don't get sold out so easily... Or the virtual tattoos, what the hell? That's just wack. Another are the eye sensors, how can something have access to exactly what you're looking at? Or for commercials, the video was saying how if you got the message of the commercial you get more points.... well how do they know what you think? I also believe that they could control your lives with what they put into your head and make you think about on a daily basis.

I really enjoyed this video because it opened my eyes on how real and serious new technology is becoming. I just re-watched where he says that one person got more points for having advertisements tattoo'd on his wrist where people can ssee than the person who had advertisements tattoo'd on his arm where people couldn't see, and made me think why people who make their body a living, walking, breathing bill board, sell out, advertisement.. It's like selling your life in a way.

Reverse Engineering: Mechanical Product - Visual Analysis

This is a picture of the tip of the pen that comes out when you push down on the button at the bottom of the pen.

This is a picture of the button you push at the bottom of the pen to start writing with it.

Product Analysis:

Visual Analysis:

Some Visual Design Elements of this pen are that it's a black color, very smooth, it has a straight line shape, and has lines if you reflect it on light.

Some Visual Design Principles that the pen follows are balance because it can stand up and not move when placed flat on a surface and unity because the springs, the pen, and the case all work as one.

Functional Analysis:

The purpose of the product is to have a pen that works when you need it to work and can close so it won't get pen marks on stuff if you're not using it and so it won't dry up like the pens that need caps. The mechanical nature supports that because you are in control of when it's open or closed by pressing a button so it is convenient for you.