Many years ago my father used that teaching moment differently. I had tried all kinds of elaborate solutions (I was partial to parachutes). My father asked me,

Many years ago my father used that teaching moment differently. I had tried all kinds of elaborate solutions (I was partial to parachutes). My father asked me, who does this for a living, and what can you learn from them. Half an hour later I had an answer and built my device. My classmates and even teacher all looked at me with pity, for it was clear my device would fail spectacularly. For flair I threw it another ten feet up (from the top of the bleachers). It made a sickening thump when it landed, and many grimaces were shared- but both the device & egg were unscathed. I think there's value in both approaches, depending on what the kid lacks.