However you try to pad it there will end up being a hot spot where either the force is maximal or the shell is thinnest. So I think it makes sense to do the unp

However you try to pad it there will end up being a hot spot where either the force is maximal or the shell is thinnest. So I think it makes sense to do the unprotected tests to see what the failure mode is for the egg and then design for that. The neck is the weak point in a car crash. So we design cars and airbags and child seats to account for that.