Assignment 2 - Egg Racer

My egg racer proposal consists of a holder that is connected to a box like structure using rubber bands. The holder is 3D- printed and uses roughly 2.7 square inch of plastic. It's formed using the size and shape of a standard egg and has latches on the sides for the rubber band to hook onto. The box has two laser-cutted surfaces that have latches on the side as well that connects with the rubber bands. It also have four quarter-inch diametered slots. Lastly a plastic sheet that is bent and lodged to break the impact, and upon it, the rubber band acts as a seat-belt type of system. My process through this started with the idea to lock the egg in place, and then somehow break the impact using multiple systems. The requirement of no using glue really made me think a lot about connection, and through this process, I learned material constraints even with 3-D printing, as the structure is rather weak. Also using multiple fabrication devices such as laser-cutting, wood-shop, and 3-D printing together, each solving different problems.