MadMardegan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'm sure most people here have heard that it's supposedly impossible to crush an egg only using one hand (provided you hold it in the palm and not crushing it with your fingers) Has anyone here tried it? Or been successful? I just tried it now and was nowhere near cracking it. Only tried left cause I think I've (bad word filter)ed up my right hhad (might make another topic on that later) but it felt pathetic. Looking forward to hearing people's stories/experiences on this. Videos would be cool too if anyone does manage to do it - Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Used to do it many years ago when I was a kid and haven't for years. Makes a mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 My grandmother would come back from the grave and whack me over the head with a rolling pin for wasting an egg like that LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Yes, it's easy and I don't see what all the fuss is about. But I do like some eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 im always nervous when cooking with eggs as I have a habit of squeezing and cracking the damn eggs! Didn't realise it was hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The egg is a geometrically perfect shape. If you simply try to crush from the North-South points you won't be able to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Mike, it's not impossible, I've done it, and it was pretty easy. Thumb on bottom, index finger on top, it exploded with a loud little pop. Someone posted about this months ago and that's when I tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 #badegg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMardegan Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Mike, it's not impossible, I've done it, and it was pretty easy. Thumb on bottom, index finger on top, it exploded with a loud little pop. Someone posted about this months ago and that's when I tried it. Do you think it's possible maybe your thumb or index finger were pushing in on the side and it cracked that way? I'm a bit apprehensive when people say it's easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just tried this, here is the result: http://tinypic.com/r/2e3z58i/5 First squeeze was a clear no go; it felt like a rock. Got a little better grip and squeezed a little harder and it exploded into a million pieces. Even held it over the sink but it still went everywhere, lol. Definitely doable for probably anybody on here, IMO, but harder than it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Not really. And I made sure it was just the tips of my thumb and finger on it... But you know, if there is a "sweet spot" precisely on the bottom and top of an egg where you can apply pressure just in that spot and it won't pop, then it kinda proves that the structure of eggs really ain't all that strong anyway. But back to my initial statement, it's easy, and messy. Just squeeze hard and don't think about it. Maybe you just psyched yourself out by people telling you how hard it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just tried this, here is the result: http://tinypic.com/r/2e3z58i/5 First squeeze was a clear no go; it felt like a rock. Got a little better grip and squeezed a little harder and it exploded into a million pieces. Even held it over the sink but it still went everywhere, lol. Definitely doable for probably anybody on here, IMO, but harder than it looks. Is that blood on your hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just tried this, here is the result: http://tinypic.com/r/2e3z58i/5 First squeeze was a clear no go; it felt like a rock. Got a little better grip and squeezed a little harder and it exploded into a million pieces. Even held it over the sink but it still went everywhere, lol. Definitely doable for probably anybody on here, IMO, but harder than it looks. Is that blood on your hand? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth1ness Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Not really. And I made sure it was just the tips of my thumb and finger on it... But you know, if there is a "sweet spot" precisely on the bottom and top of an egg where you can apply pressure just in that spot and it won't pop, then it kinda proves that the structure of eggs really ain't all that strong anyway. But back to my initial statement, it's easy, and messy. Just squeeze hard and don't think about it. Maybe you just psyched yourself out by people telling you how hard it is. It sounds like the way you did it was the opposite of how MadMardegan is describing crushing in your palm, not with your thumb/fingertip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Somebody said "north to south". That's what I took it to mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJM Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Once, when i was drinking beer with my friend i tried to prove him that it was impossible to crush an egg if you placed it in your hand right way. I took an egg which was out of date and squeezed over sink and BAM! Pieces of egg were everywhere and at a moment we did not feel like cleaning up. Result was that in morning there was quite artistic formations of ants in walls. This happened few years ago, when i was not training grip. Edited December 2, 2013 by FJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 You can always count on Tommy to be awesome. WORD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth1ness Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) I think the second way shown in this article would be interesting, palm to palm like a chest crush. Would remove any issues about whether the fingertips are jabbing into the side of the shell. I suspect most people are pretty weak at chest crushing and folks here to train it should be able to break the egg this way. I find egg shells vary quite a bit. Cheap supermarket brand eggs are like paper mache but eggs from certain farms, usually the fancier eggs, are like 3 times as thick, probably better quality diet or different breed. I challenge someone to do an ostrich egg. Edited December 2, 2013 by truth1ness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 so there are easy eggs and hard eggs now? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Better RGC dem der Eggs Tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 That's what I'm saying Tommy. Haha. Just crush the damn egg. If there's some really special way you gotta hold it so that it doesn't crush, then all you're doing is begging the question.... Which proves that eggs aren't hard to crush, cause, you know, they're eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth1ness Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) That's what I'm saying Tommy. Haha. Just crush the damn egg. If there's some really special way you gotta hold it so that it doesn't crush, then all you're doing is begging the question.... Which proves that eggs aren't hard to crush, cause, you know, they're eggs. Couldn't you say this about almost any grip lift? A hub is easy if you wrap your fingers around the bottom rather than put your fingers in the correct place, but that doesn't "prove" hubs are easy. so there are easy eggs and hard eggs now? Yes: http://www.ironmind-store.com/IronMind-EGG-Set-of-Two/productinfo/1425-2/ Edited December 2, 2013 by truth1ness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Harju Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 http://youtu.be/qqZPTbCkHSo another vid holding the egg in different positions Looks funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Harju Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I just did it and mess up my kitchen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMardegan Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 I just did it and mess up my kitchen. Hahaha, well done Juha! So funny I need to really up my training, I've never been able to break them >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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