Egg Drop: The Science Behind Cracking Eggs (8/25/25)

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After a week at Gentleness Training, Gramma G-Force is back—and she’s got a mission: keep a raw egg baby from cracking for an entire week! But can the galaxy’s toughest grandma really go soft? Mindy and Guy dive into the science of eggshells, revealing surprising research about whether they're more likely to break on their sides or their more narrow ends. With her new scientific smarts, can Gramma G-Force keep her egg baby “alive" or will she be sent back to gentleness training to start all over again? It’s the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW, AND WOW in the World of cracking eggs!

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