cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28910463

This is a real thing I do. It feels weird if the weight of the carton isn’t evenly balanced when I take it from the fridge.

  • @[email protected]
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    254 months ago

    Why would you ever want your eggs to be asymmetrical if you could help it? Eggs are fragile and symmetry promotes greater carton balance

  • @[email protected]
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    44 months ago

    Maybe I’m not autistic enough… But what do you do when there’s an odd number of eggs left?

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    24 months ago

    I do this! If I’m the one cooking, I’m cooking eggs in pairs so there’s never an odd number too.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 months ago

    I’ve never done this before, but as soon as I saw it I realized I’ve been doing things so wrong. If I can ever afford eggs again, I’ll do this.

  • @[email protected]
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    44 months ago

    Fuck. I sorta do this. Not our of some need for symmetry, but so it’s center of gravity is as close to the center of the carton as possible. Dropping eggs sucks.

  • @[email protected]
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    84 months ago

    I keep all the eggs at the end that’s facing out, where I grab it. Less leverage on the carton.

  • .Donuts
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    74 months ago

    What if you only wanted one egg?

    Me: sorry, that’s just not possible.

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    104 months ago

    To be fair, even weight distribution will lessen the chances for someone grabbing the empty end and having the heavy end droop the carton causing eggs to fall on the floor (this is a lessons learned) 🥚

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    34 months ago

    I do similar but take out the outer corner ones first because they’re the most likely to get knocked in the fridge :P