'Indestructible' Easter Eggs For Helicopter Drops
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
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Your average plastic Easter eggs won't hold up when dropped from a helicopter, which is becoming popular at egg hunts. St. Louis-based American Carnival Mart says it has the answer: "Indestructible" plastic eggs. (Sue Moore/Flickr)
Have you ever seen Easter egg hunts where the eggs have been dropped by helicopter?
They’ve been a feature in a growing number of egg hunts, but the problem arises: how do you make those plastic eggs tough enough to withstand a drop from a helicopter without breaking open?
One of the companies that has come up with a solution is American Carnival Mart in St. Louis, Missouri, which prides itself on what the company likes to call “Indestructible” eggs. Executive vice president Mark Haug joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to fill us in.
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