An egg fell four feet and yet it was not broken.Why ?

Question

Two workmen were repairing a roof. Suddenly, they both fell down the chimney and found themselves in the large fireplace.
One man`s face was smeared with soot and one was not. The one with the clean face washed his and the dirty man did not and went back to work. Why?

Answer 1

Egg dropped more then four feet say five feet and after the first four it wasn't broken...

Answer 2

It fall on a pile of pillows

Answer 3

it was boiled egg. or the egg was made of plastic

Answer 4

that should covered with helmet :) :D :D

Answer 5

This question cannot be answered unless the following data is provided:

1. Acceleration of gravity at the particular point in space in which it was dropped and the mass of the egg in order to satisfy the
   equation: F=MA
2. Deceleration of the egg into which the egg landed. If this force is equal to the acceleration of the egg then the egg will not
   break and the tensile strength of the egg is not needed. If however the acceleration is greater than deceleration,
   then the following must apply:
3. Tensile Strength of the egg shell in order to = or be > than the force imposed by the solid/semi-solid surface of the media
   into which it landed.

Summary: it's simply a matter of adding up the forces acting on the egg/eggshell expressed in Newtons and then adding in the tensile strength of the egg/eggshell in Newtons. If all forces cancel out or the tensile strength of the egg/eggshell exceeds all other forces then the egg will not break.

Conclusion: Quite elementary, Watson.

Answer 6

Someone catches it.