14 story egg drop

A student from the Holloman Elementary School aims his egg protected by a box as part of an egg drop science project at the Holloman Air Force Base air traffic control tower here, April 14. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman BreeAnn Sachs)

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14 story egg drop

A student from Holloman Elementary School prepares to drop a protected egg as part of Holloman Egg Drop Science Project at the Holloman Air Force Base air traffic control tower here, April 14. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman BreeAnn Sachs)

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14 story egg drop

Airmen from the air traffic control tower here escort students from Holloman Elementary School to the top of the air traffic control tower to participate in an egg drop science project, April 14. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Montoya)

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Students from Holloman Elementary School participate in an egg drop science project, April 14. The students threw eggs surrounded in a protective apparatus from the top of the air traffic control tower at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Montoya)

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14 story egg drop

Students from Holloman Elementary School participate in an egg drop project by throwing eggs surrounded in a protective apparatus in attempt to have it survive the fall from the top of the air traffic control tower here, April 14. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Montoya)

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Published April 25, 2016
By Senior Airman Aaron Montoya
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- A student from the Holloman Elementary School aims his egg protected by a box as part of an egg drop science project at the Holloman Air Force Base air traffic control tower here, April 14. The egg drop project challenges students to create a contraption that will keep an egg safe from impact after being dropped from a tall building, in this case, 14 stories. Typically eggs are dropped from the participating school’s roof. Holloman students had the unique opportunity to utilize the air traffic control tower for this project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman BreeAnn Sachs)