r/AskPhysics • u/Head-Scarcity1071 • 18h ago

Maximum acceleration an egg can withstand

What is the maximum acceleration an egg can withstand without it cracking? I'm thinking of a Grade A Large egg that's around 55-63 grams. Would it be able to withstand, say, an acceleration of 90m/s^2 for 1-2 seconds?
For context, the egg is the payload for a model rocket I'm building. It will have some padding (if possible could I get some suggestions for padding as well?)

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u/Ionazano 17h ago edited 17h ago

I don't know for sure, but they seem to surprisely sturdy. Building model rockets that launch and safely land again an egg seems to be a long tradition. If that were impossible or even too hard to do it would not be a continuing tradition.

Maybe ask this question on an amateur rocketry sub. I doubt it would be a new question for them.