the little egg

3rd March 2014.

A friend gave us a very small egg.  Just for the fun of it, I placed the small egg and a normal sized egg standing side by side at one corner of our house.  Both eggs stood for nearly 47 hours!  I've planned to let it stand till 48 hours, but my younger daughter and her itchy hands.

糖水 dessert - papaya, "lor hon guo", candied winter melon, white fungus & egg

standing eggs - myth busted

23rd June 2010, 11:51AM

No summer solstice, no winter solstice,

No spring equinox, no autumn equinox,
And no 'Duanwu Jie',

Just a typical Wednesday afternoon.

standing eggs - "duanwu jie"

16th June 2010 was Duanwu Jie - the fifth day of the fifth moon, or double fifth.  I tried this traditional activity... a game of making eggs stand at noon.

It is a widespread belief that eggs can stand on summer solstice, winter solstice, spring equinox and autumnal equinox.

Dr Chong (Universiti Sains Malaysia Astronomy Club academic adviser Assoc Prof Dr Chong Hon Yew) explained that an egg, just like a book, had a centre of gravity and when it passed through the object and made contact with the surface, it would stand.

It all boiled down to friction, stability and smoothness of the surface. It is a delicate experiment and has to be done with patience.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F6%2F17%2Fnation%2F6489122&sec=nation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duanwu_Festival