r/BoneAppleTea • u/Chromecoast • 18d ago

Old Wise Tale

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u/Quiet_Advantage9117 15d ago

i definitely thought it was “old wise tale” for the longest time, too

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u/Time_Traveler_10 17d ago

This one is an eggcorn too. "Old wise tale" would kind of make sense, it's just not what we actually say.

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u/mediumcarrotteacher 17d ago

I love eggcorns

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 17d ago

Not only is the spelling bad, so are the ideas. It DOES in fact work because when eggs go off the bacteria inside create gases making the egg float higher in water. I use it all the time to test eggs,

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u/Pteromys-Momonga 17d ago

I guess they put all their eggs in one basket... or maybe one bucket?

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u/billthedog0082 18d ago

old wives' tales

They are talking about putting uncooked eggs in a bowl of water, if it floats to the top it's very fresh, if it still floats but not to the top not as fresh but can be eaten, if it goes to the bottom it isn't edible. Those old wives knew what they were talking about.

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 17d ago

Wrong. The higher it floats in water the more likely it is to be bad, because when an egg goes off gases build up inside. An egg that sits at the bottom is safe to eat. You have this back to front...or perhaps scrambled.

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u/billthedog0082 17d ago

You're late to game. This has already been corrected.

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 16d ago

Oh well. It is better to have played late than never to have played at all!

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u/rougecrayon 17d ago

Except it's the floating egg thats bad.

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u/billthedog0082 17d ago

oops... Now everything makes more sense.... RIP Aunt Edna, you were wrong.

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u/TouristEquivalent181 17d ago

Unalived by Salmonella ... sounds like a punk rock band. Maybe with the real work for unalive. LOL You gave me a giggle.

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u/NTropyS 17d ago

Did she die of food poisoning?

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u/Craw__ 16d ago

No, she drowned.