Today we began research for our Medical Physics challenge project report. We chose Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for our topic. We decided that Jordan will be responsible for a description and background information on our topic, and our reason for choosing it. I (Jonathan) will be responsible for the history of our topic, as well as a description of how this technology works. Carmen will look into future applications of the technology, as well as other interesting facts about it.

Egg drop results- Feb. 24

Mass of container = 143.2 g

Dimensions = 20 cm/13 cm/7.5 cm

Time of fall = 0.87 seconds

Fall distance = 5 meters

Condition of egg = unharmed!

Total score = 139.7

When designing our container, we felt that the factor that would limit our container's performance the most would be its shape. We thought it would be an issue if the container landed on its narrow edge, as it was difficult to place padding for this spot, and the egg would've had a stronger chance of falling out of its cradle within the box.

I think the most effective part of our design was the cradle for the egg. The box we used happened to have a small cardboard cradle-type contraption inside it. The egg fit perfectly into it. This helped to stop the egg from moving around in the container when we dropped it or upon impact, thus reducing the chance of the egg shattering.

If I were to do this project again, I would likely use a box with more equal dimensions. I think this could reduce the need to drop it on the correct side of the box.

In order to carry two raw eggs, we like would've had to install another cradle in order to support the second egg, and possibly even used a bigger box, as the one we used was not very big.

Feb. 17 - Egg Drop Prototype

For our project, we are using a cell phone box with bubble wrap and a home made dish cloth for padding. There is a small cardboard cradle inside the box in which the egg fits perfectly, preventing it from moving around in the box. We dropped it from about 7 meters, and to our surprise, the egg was unharmed every time. We agreed that we should implement more padding (considering Murphy's Law) and decorate the box for some originality.

Thursday

Today we implemented some Internet safety features onto our blogs, including spam filters. We also added a Clustrmap, which allows us to see who views our blog. We ended off by commenting on likes and potential improvements of other peoples' blogs.

Day 2

Today we experimented further with backgrounds and designs. We added gadgets and looked at privacy options. We finished off by following everyone elses' blogs and posting to summarize what we did today

Feb 8, 2011

Today I created this blog for Physics