First we will focus on Newton's laws of motion. The first law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force. This law means that if the forces acting on a falling egg are equal, it will remain in its current state of motion. If a force greater than those acting on the egg is applied, it will accelerate. "Acceleration" means any change in velocity -- slowing down, speeding up or changing direction. If we hold an egg, the forces you are applying are equal and balanced, canceling out the force of gravity. Therefore, it remains motionless in our hand. If we let go of the egg, gravity becomes an unbalanced force and causes the egg to fall to the ground. Impulse of a force is defined as the product of the average force and the time interval for which the force acts on the body. For eggs to be fallen safely, we can balance the force acting on eggs so that they will not break.
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