Square Eggs - A Review Of Progress
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 14:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Through millions of years of evolution, the shape of an egg has evolved to an optimum – at least from a hen’s point of view.For some humans though, this shape is less than ideal – there are those who prefer instead the aesthetic appeal of a cuboid rather than ovoid.For technical (and ethical) reasons, this shape modification must necessarily be performed after laying rather than before. Prompting inventor Masashi Nakagawa to devise his ‘Apparatus for deforming boiled egg’ – for which he received a US patent (4,092,093) in May 1978. read more