Crushing An Egg

[Left Side]

We have all heard it before, it is impossible to crush an egg with your hands, it can even support your body weight. In the grip world I have found that what is believed to be impossible has very little to do with what can actually be achieved.

So my question is; has anyone ever crushed an egg, one handed or two, and if so, how hard was it?

[Eggiehead]

Do you mean with your thumb & finger the longway on the egg? I haven't tried it but to crush an egg in your hand sounds pretty easy.

[Soilworker]

Uh, yeah, I can, actually.

You mean a normal egg right? And not an egg made of plastic or something?

[Florian Kellersmann]

Of course it's possible to crush an egg. But it's harder as I thought. Pinch would be hard...

[Anuwbius]

wow, here, lets not get out of control. When they say its impossible to crush an egg with ones hand, they dont mean any old way. Any type of puncture force being applied, that is, digging in your fingertips straight into the egg will make it go without question. Whats supposed to be done to be foiled by the egg is place itdirectly in the center of your palm and wrap your hand around it, leaving no gaps or spaces in terms of your hand and contact with the egg. This should mean that the bottom of your finger pads/tips should be on the egg if anything. Thats when its supposed to be impossible to crush. However, I do think its possible even in this manner. But really, there is such slight variences that can change how the pressure is put on the egg that its really null in void. I will say though, that there have been eggs that have stayed whole after trying it this way. And then again, I have had others explode on me.

Edited September 14, 2005 by Anuwbius

[Cunny]

This has come up before.You will find more threads if you search

[Soilworker]

One thing that should be taken into account when trying the method detailed above is that there is so much variance in the shell thickness of the eggs in most farms. Some seem little more than paper, some you have to take a steak knife to.

[foggymountainmuscle]

I have done it; it is quite possible. Tougher than one would think, but you don't need to close a #2 to be able to do it.

[Only1Reason]

Ive done it and im still having trouble closing the CoC#1 for 2 reps. Its not that hard, just grip and crush and it will pop, they explode though so dont be trying this at your office job or your sisters wedding or something, atleast not without a poncho.

[AP]

The egg thing is supposed to be more of a thought experiment than a feat of strength. You can't compress the material inside of the egg no matter how much force you apply to it. As long as you apply the force equally, since the liquid can't compress, the egg would stay intact. This is more to help people understand stuff like hydrolics. For the curiously strong it creates a kind of catch 22: you can't break the egg, if you do its because you held it wrong - you weren't applying pressure equally.

For a feat of strength, burst a pop can instead.

[Kurt Lane]

well said ap

[pdoire]

The egg thing is supposed to be more of a thought experiment than a feat of strength. You can't compress the material inside of the egg no matter how much force you apply to it. As long as you apply the force equally, since the liquid can't compress, the egg would stay intact. This is more to help people understand stuff like hydrolics. For the curiously strong it creates a kind of catch 22: you can't break the egg, if you do its because you held it wrong - you weren't applying pressure equally.

For a feat of strength, burst a pop can instead.

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This is how I have understood it also.

[Starkmann]

I'm a ttoal noobb and I crushed an egg before ever joining this site. No special technique. My wife said it was impossible, so she got to clean yolk off the wall, window, stove, sink, door.... you get the idea.

It can be done by a person with just above average grip.

[Left Side]

There was some misunderstanding as to technique. If you just grab and egg and apply pressure it will break easily, a five year old can break an egg squeezing it on the short side.

Squeezing on the long side is much more difficult. As was pointed out though, it is so easy to covertly cheat that it is pointless. Thanks for the responses.

[HeathK]

I had a little contest among some friends and we determined that you shouldn't use your thumb to help break the egg. Just your palm and four fingers. That made it a bit more challenging. Only myself and one friend could break it. He didn't do grip work but used his hands daily to lift bags of fertilizer, grass seed, etc.

[foggymountainmuscle]

I have crushed the long side, still not that hard. I agree with AP. The whole squeezing the egg thing is stupid, if you applied equal pressure to lots of things they wouldn't break. A car that doesn't crumple under equal pressure is not going to pass a safty test anymore than an egg shell.

[Starkmann]

There was some misunderstanding as to technique. If you just grab and egg and apply pressure it will break easily, a five year old can break an egg squeezing it on the short side.

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I was squeezing on the long side. I held the egg the way it fits into your hand naturally. To get more specific, I think the thicker end may have been down toward the bottom.

I was using my whole hand, I was doing my best to apply pressure evenly. Eventually the top and bottom blew out. I don't think that even the grip masters of this site could truly apply pressure evenly to the entire shell. If you guys can then let me know at what level I too can achieve Shapeshifter status.

Face it, it's a myth. Very crushable.