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by vivegi 1503 days ago
> The aim is to find out the highest floor from which an egg will not break when dropped out of a window from that floor. (emphasis added)

The egg doesn't break when dropped out of the window (i.e., instantaneously). It potentially breaks when it hits the floor after a time delay t. So, the answer is 100 and 0 trials.

ps: This is a joke. Don't take it too seriously.