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Nathaniel Bowler's avatar

Eggs are fascinating. So tough and yet so fragile. Wrap your hand around them and squeeze and they won't break. Tap them gently on a table, and crack! I imagine it's another advantage of birds being lightweight--so they don't crack the eggs they incubate.

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Maja Mielke's avatar

Yes, indeed! I remember trying to break an egg with my hand wrapped around it as a child. I could not believe that this didn't work! So fascinating.

Apparently, eggs also don't break when dropped on grass (I saw several guys on YouTube failing to break an egg, no matter how forceful they smashed it on the grass). I'll have to try that myself because it's hard to believe!

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Nathaniel Bowler's avatar

That is hard to believe. That’s one challenge I’m willing to take. Will report back lol

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