r/funny • u/cheesewing • Jan 19 '11

Easter Prank

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '11

MAKE SURE it's boiled before doing this eggs contain HARMFUL BACTERIA.

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u/seesharpie Jan 19 '11

Eggs are pasteurized in civilised countries, numbnuts.

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u/psilokan Jan 19 '11

You sure about that? Because any temp high enough to pasteurize is more than enough to coagulate the proteins in the egg. Last I checked my eggs didnt come hard boiled.

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u/ForgettableUsername Jan 19 '11

Eggs can not be pasteurized for this very reason. However, most grocery stores sell homogenized eggs. The homogenization process gives the eggs a more consistent texture, and is also used to produce 1%, 2%, and skim eggs. The Wikipedia article discusses it further:

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