July 2001
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Eggs in space: A sci-fi fly-over
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"Space Man" keeps its bearings on descent. Judge Pierre Prevost
certifies the drop as an eggceptional success. "Space Man" was
built by Phalen Dalton and Henry Hoffman (Jarrow Montessori
School), with Jennifer Griffin (SCD).
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Joe Dean, Ben Philips, and Will McNitt (Bridge School) display
their grand-finale entry, "Space Station Mir," which descended in a
blaze of glory.
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Celebrating a safe landing. (Photos by Carlye Calvin.)
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Hollywood gave the 15th annual Mesa Lab egg drop contest an
irrestistible theme—"2001: A Space Odyeggsy." The strains of
"Also Sprach Zarathrustra" and other majestic songs from 2001 lent
gravity to the egg drop, while the buoyant spirits of participants
kept the proceedings light. As in past years, UCAR staff competed
drop for drop against kids from the Bridge School (where co-
egganizer Paulette Gerardy teaches) and other local schools.
In a salute to cosmic calamity, some of Gerardy's top students put
together "Space Station Mir." It closed the drop with a dramategg
fall onto the grass beside the north tower. This year also brought
a special nod to Lawrence Buja (CGD) and his perennial entry,
"Resistance Is Futile; You Will Be Integrated!" NCAR egganizer Rene
Munoz sighed, "OK, we give up!" Lawrence's humble craft, both
aesthetically and aerodynamically pleasing, has landed with its
cargo intact every year since 1992.
Rene gives a tip of the hat to the eggscellent assistance of judges
Wendy Abshire (COMET) and Pierre Prevost (ACD), along with egg
droppers Jeff Weber (Unidata), Jennifer Griffin (SCD), and Dennis
Ward (COMET). You didn't need HAL to calculate the winner—as
always, the kids ruled, though by a slimmer margin than usual.
• Bob Henson
And the winners are . . .
Most Eggsploded
Staff: A tie between Tim Hundsdorfer (DIR), "AL 2000," and
the NCAR cafeteria staff for "Café Bob" and "Café
Susan" (the two watermelons)
Students: Sam Povilus, Bridge School eighth grader,
"M.E."
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Egg-drop fans dogged each entry.
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Most Eggsotic
Staff: Wes Middleton (son of Adrienne Middleton, CGD) and
friend Kurt Boram, "Eggscellent Saucer"
Students: Natty Leonoudakis, Bridge School eighth grader,
"Spinnah"
Most Eggscellent (Grand Prize)
Staff: Lawrence Buja (CGD), "Resistance Is Futile; You Will
Be Integrated!"
Students: Essie Snell, Bridge School eighth grader, "Egg-
Pollo"
Overall success rate: Kids 81%, UCAR 77%
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Prepared for the Web by Jacque Marshall
Last revised: Tue Jun 26 15:04:26 MDT 2001