Originally published at: This is what happens when you crack an egg underwater | Boing Boing
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providing a nice view of the chalaza
In the eggs of most birds (not of the reptiles), the chalazae are two spiral bands of tissue that suspend the yolk in the center of the white (the albumen). The function of the chalazae is to hold the yolk in place.
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Gee, if he was diving in hot water, he’d have a perfect poached egg!
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Dude would be arrested in Ohio for that.
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You can also find out by dissolving the shell in (for example) vinegar- the membrane underneath will hold the egg together.
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