cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28910463

This is a real thing I do. It feels weird if the weight of the carton isn't evenly balanced when I take it from the fridge.

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[–] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would you ever want your eggs to be asymmetrical if you could help it? Eggs are fragile and symmetry promotes greater carton balance

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    TIL: I have autism.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    To be fair, even weight distribution will lessen the chances for someone grabbing the empty end and having the heavy end droop the carton causing eggs to fall on the floor (this is a lessons learned) 🥚

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I keep all the eggs at the end that's facing out, where I grab it. Less leverage on the carton.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    What if you only wanted one egg?

    Me: sorry, that's just not possible.

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  • The only correct way to remove eggs, duh

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Maybe I'm not autistic enough... But what do you do when there's an odd number of eggs left?

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  • Fuck. I sorta do this. Not our of some need for symmetry, but so it's center of gravity is as close to the center of the carton as possible. Dropping eggs sucks.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    oh shit… i do the same thing 😭😭

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I do similar but take out the outer corner ones first because they're the most likely to get knocked in the fridge :P

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I do this! If I'm the one cooking, I'm cooking eggs in pairs so there's never an odd number too.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago