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Clodfobble · 08-30-2014, 07:19 AM

I had been told by a teacher as a child that it was impossible to break an egg by squeezing with one fist. Ideal curve and distribution of the force and all that. In college I repeated this at some point, and my friend called bullshit.

"Try it then," I said.
"No, because then my hand will be all messy. I don't need convincing, YOU try it."

It's true, I never had, because who gives an egg to a kid to just smash?

So I tried it, and not only did it break, but the shell bits cut my hand. Maybe the teacher meant that it was unlikely for a kid's hand to be able to break the egg, since it did take a fair amount of force. Or maybe she just loved the idea of 25 kids going home and getting yolk all over their hands.

08-30-2014, 07:19 AM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I had been told by a teacher as a child that it was impossible to break an egg by squeezing with one fist. Ideal curve and distribution of the force and all that. In college I repeated this at some point, and my friend called bullshit. "Try it then," I said. "No, because then my hand will be all messy. I don't need convincing, YOU try it." It's true, I never had, because who gives an egg to a kid to just smash? So I tried it, and not only did it break, but the shell bits cut my hand. Maybe the teacher meant that it was unlikely for a kid's hand to be able to break the egg, since it did take a fair amount of force. Or maybe she just loved the idea of 25 kids going home and getting yolk all over their hands. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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