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EGGcelent idea! (you asked for it... =P)

But yeh, what counts as 'breaking' the shell? Can i dissolve the egg shell in some sort of acid? concentrated sulphuric maybe? I hear acetic acid works but its incredibly slow.


Dagnabbit! Why can't I downvote!!

doin a quick bit of research while waiting for the day to finish (trans: working), I found that the chemical composition of Egg shell is mostly Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and that this can be effectively dissolved using many common acids. So putting an egg in vinegar (acetic acid) for some time would eventually dissolve away the shell (which is technically not _breaking_ it).

.... any others?

EDIT: saved by the common brainfart

the problem with Sulfuric is that you have to be able to eat the egg itself afterwards ;)


As far as I am concerned a 'cracker' is someone who breaks encryption/codes or someone who makes modifcations to software to remove protection methods. and a 'hacker', well... that's more open to interpritation.

I think what people have to realise is, that language evolves and words take on new meanings, A name is just a name, let your actions speak louder than your label.


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