Siobhan Perricone > wrote:
>You don't need a fancy system for keeping track of dates here. You fill a
>deep bowl with cold water and gently place an egg on the bottom of the
>bowl (don't drop it in, actually place it on the bottom of the bowl) if the
>egg floats to the top don't use it. If it turns up on end but touches the
>bottom you can still use it. I usually don't use them if no part of the
>shell touches the bottom of the bowl.
>
Any idea of the mechanism involved? As in - why DOES this work.