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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Cierra on 22/12/2005 03:58:17

Title: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: Cierra on 22/12/2005 03:58:17

Hey guys! I have a question! Today my grandpop taught me how to stand raw eggs upright on the kitchen table, like so:

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But he told me that we can only do it on the summer and winter solstice, today being the winter solstice. How come? I'm assuming its got something to do with the earth's rotation?

-Cierra

"if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate"

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: ROBERT on 22/12/2005 15:30:52

Hi Cierra,
is the egg REALLY balancing on one end,
or is it sitting on a pinch of salt ?.

The only rotation/eggs trick I know of is how to tell if an egg is hard boiled or raw:-
 
http://wiki.ehow.com/Tell-if-Eggs-Are-Raw-or-Hard-Boiled

http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/section/Everything_Else/Density_and_Hardness/20030304051302.htm

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: Cierra on 22/12/2005 17:29:09

I swear that raw egg is totally standing by itself. When I went downstairs to look at it this morning it was still standing. No salt involved. Plus I know its not hardboiled because I won't eat them. =D

"if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate"

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: neilep on 22/12/2005 18:30:30

I really doubt the solstice has anything to do with it but I'm far more interested in your fish tank of gummy jelly lishsousnous and the fact that you feed them fish food.

Besides, I bet your Grandpop is hiding behind the egg and propping it up !

Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 23/12/2005 12:07:49

That's EGGstremely interesting. Do you know any OVA tricks like that? Us country YOLKels like this sort of thing.
I came across something about standing eggs up when I was wandering around the net 1 day. I'll see if it's in my history or bookmarks

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: chris on 23/12/2005 16:20:54

No one egg him on.

Those puns are eggstremely bad and you deggserve to be shot. Plus I'd like to have had a crack at a few of them first.

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
 - Groucho Marx

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: neilep on 23/12/2005 19:23:25

I'm sure he poached those jokes from someone else, either that or his brain is scrambled !!

Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: Solvay_1927 on 23/12/2005 22:26:53

You really should start a "worst pun of the week" competition.

(Originally I thought that was a bad idea, because I thought Eth would win every week.  But I see now that some of you are capable of even worse. [:D])

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: ukmicky on 24/12/2005 02:33:43

Don't stop now .....soldier on lads....i love a good yoke.


Anyway think about the poor egg,how would you like to be one
you only get laid once!

You only get eaten once!

It takes 4 minutes to get hard

2 minutes to get soft

You have to share a box with 11 other guys

And the only chick who ever sat on your face was your mother

Michael                                      (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa186%2Fukmicky%2Fwallbash.gif&hash=7fbfae96ee4eb666ba3ec22832e5a81f)

Title: Re: Standing Solstice Eggs
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 25/12/2005 11:08:18

I got them from my Bumper Pun ALBUMen. It was quite eggspensive but I thought it was worth SHELLing out for