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a self-contained construction kit that builds an entire bird from scratch in three weeks
means An oval or round object laid by birds, reptiles, fish, and other animals, containing a developing embryo and its food supply, or the edible egg of a hen used widely as food.
from From Old Norse 'egg,' brought over by Norse settlers and gradually displacing the native Old English 'ey' (plural 'eyren'). The two forms wrestled for centuries — there's a famous 15th-century tale of a traveler asking for 'eggys' and being misunderstood by a woman who only knew 'eyren.' The Norse word won, and it's a distant cousin of Latin 'ovum' and Greek 'ōion,' all traceable to a Proto-Indo-European root for egg.
- shell pores
- a shell has up to 17,000 tiny breathing holes
- perfect shape
- oval design distributes pressure so it won't crush in a hen
- freshness test
- fresh eggs sink, old eggs float upright
- yolk color
- diet, not breed, decides how orange it gets
- strong arch
- an egg can withstand surprising squeeze along its axis
colombian emerald egg — 17th century gem-encrusted egg owned by russian oligarch viktor vekselberg
scrambled eggs at balthazar — new york city restaurant's $42 dish, famously creamy and butter-heavy