How do you protect a pumpkin from breaking when dropped 30 feet?

Answer 1

Have someone 30 feet below you catch it safely.

Drop it 30 feet into water.

Drop it 30 feet onto a shock-absorbant surface (matresses, foam, etc.).

Drop it 30 feet after covering it with a shock-absorbant material (lots of bubble-wrap, layers of soft foam/spongy material, etc.).

Attach enough helium balloons to it to almost float it in the air, so the impact of the much slower 30-foot drop won't break it. A parachute attached to the pumpkin would accomplish the same thing.

If the pumpkin sinks in water, drop it 30 feet in a body of water (lake, deep pool, etc.), so it won't break when it reaches the bottom.

Go to a small planet or moon where there is so much less gravity that the impact won't be sufficient to break it, or a large gaseous planet with no solid surface. (Use your imagination for other trickier solutions.)

Answer 2

To protect a pumpkin from breaking when dropped 30 feet, you would need to minimize the force of impact on the pumpkin. One way to achieve this is by providing a cushioning material around the pumpkin, such as foam padding or bubble wrap. Additionally, ensuring that the pumpkin is securely fastened within a container or structure that can absorb some of the impact energy can help prevent breakage. Finally, choosing a drop surface that is soft and yielding, like a thick layer of grass or a foam mat, can further reduce the force of impact on the pumpkin.