How do you keep an egg from being smashed by a 25 lb. weight?

Our teacher gave us a challenge which is how do you keep an egg from being smashed when you drop a 25 lb. weight from 30 ft. in the air on it. our contraption has to be 1 ft. x 1 ft. and has to weigh 500 grams or less.I have no clue how to do this except I know that its possible. PLEASE HELP!!