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humpty dumpty
« on: Feb 29th, 2008, 9:50am » |
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With all your might you squeeze firmly a chicken egg within your hand. But your fingers, and the table over which you're operating, stay dry and clean of any messy yolk and white. How's that possible? 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #1 on: Feb 29th, 2008, 10:36am » |
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Soak the egg in a vinegar solution for a couple of days. Not only would it not break when you squeeze it, you can even use it as a rubber ball.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #2 on: Feb 29th, 2008, 3:19pm » |
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You didn't break the egg. You were squeezing in the wrong places.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #3 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 7:11am » |
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No to both. You was squeezing it all right.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #4 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 9:32am » |
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The chicken is still around the egg?
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #5 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 10:01am » |
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Lame. 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #6 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 10:40am » |
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...........but after your silly idea, this might be an appropriate topic for one more question: which came 1st? The chicken or the egg? Aw.....
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #7 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 3:34pm » |
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on Mar 1st, 2008, 10:40am, Iceman wrote:| ...........but after your silly idea, this might be an appropriate topic for one more question: which came 1st? The chicken or the egg? Aw..... |
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Egg. Chuck Norris came before all, and he's no chicken. 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #8 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 4:25pm » |
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Maybe he changed. Perhaps he's dead. Nobody lives forever. After all, even Superman was in wheelchair. From the strongest one he became the weakest one. What was it, carpe diem? I suppose that means something. Not to me though: I'm a riddler. Then again, hobby is a fine thing. Isn't it?
Btw, I'm a coward. There's no nobility in it, but you may live longer because of it. It's better to be a live dog than a dead lion. The only problem is, when you're a dog, you miss being a lion.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #9 on: Mar 1st, 2008, 5:15pm » |
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Quick note about chicken eggs:
The egg is oval-shaped (duh). If you squeeze the part with less radii, the egg breaks easily. But, if you squeeze the part with longer radii, the egg can withstand a lot of pressure. A human hand normally would not be sufficient to break an egg like that.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #10 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 5:08am » |
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hulk didn't break his egg....
and ican break eggs easily, by squeezing them on there longer axis with a ring on
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« Reply #11 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 6:04am » |
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.....I don't get it. The shape of the egg is usual.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #12 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 7:10am » |
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Maybe I have muscular atrophy, and 'all my might' is not at all that impressive?
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« Reply #13 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:45am » |
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On the contrary, I'm sure you're a healthy, strong man, so no. 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #14 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:47am » |
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.....this was nothing personal, so of course, if you really have the above condition, my sincere sympathies. 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #15 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 9:02am » |
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on Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:47am, Iceman wrote:| .....this was nothing personal, so of course, if you really have the above condition, my sincere sympathies. |
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I'm blissfully unaware of any ailments I might have.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #16 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 10:01am » |
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Then you're just like me.  
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« Reply #17 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 2:15pm » |
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formerly in a vegetable-ized state?
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #18 on: Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:48pm » |
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Is the physical property of the egg just like any other egg ?
Of course, since you asked how your hands and the tables are dry and clean, rather than questioning why the egg did not break, one can assume that the answer is because you're wearing gloves, and the table is covered with waterproof cloth. But that answer is so unIceylike, I don't think you'd stoop to that level of riddling, eh Icey ?
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #19 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 2:22am » |
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on Feb 29th, 2008, 3:19pm, mikedagr8 wrote:| You didn't break the egg. ... |
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on Mar 1st, 2008, 7:11am, Iceman wrote:
So you broke the egg. Maybe the egg was in a sealed plastic bag? In a condom? You know you are not supposed to put the eggs in the condom?
Completely unrelated: Chuck Norris is no chicken. A chicken has bigger eggs.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #20 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 4:04am » |
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on Mar 3rd, 2008, 2:22am, Grimbal wrote:| You know you are not supposed to put the eggs in the condom? |
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How did you get the eggs into the condom, w/out breaking the eggs ??
on Mar 3rd, 2008, 2:22am, Grimbal wrote:| Chuck Norris is no chicken. A chicken has bigger eggs. |
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Wonder which one is more hairy. 
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #21 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:02am » |
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He never said the eggs didn't break. He said "your fingers, and the table over which you're operating, stay dry and clean of any messy yolk and white.".
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #22 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:13am » |
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on Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:48pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:| Of course, since you asked how your hands and the tables are dry and clean, rather than questioning why the egg did not break, one can assume that the answer is because you're wearing gloves, and the table is covered with waterproof cloth. |
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No cloth and no gloves.
on Mar 2nd, 2008, 8:48pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:| But that answer is so unIceylike, I don't think you'd stoop to that level of riddling, eh Icey ? |
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You're damn right about that. My riddles are always advanced except for 90% of them.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #23 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 7:10am » |
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It was a boiled egg.
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Re: humpty dumpty
« Reply #24 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 9:05am » |
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That is still messy.
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