the experiment
This is an actual experiment that has been going on for 3 days. It's a whole raw egg with it's shell dissolved in white vinegar. The only thing holding the egg together is the thin but tough membrane. We take the egg out of the vinegar each day and measure it's circumference. The egg has been swelling daily as the vinegar passes into the membrane to balance the acidity of the vinegar. This is supposed to teach the osmosis action of cells. It is my older daughter's experiment and she has yet to touch the egg as she finds it quite disgusting. I found the whole thing fascinating and Rosie is looking forward to popping it tomorrow.
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Taken for our daily challenge - Ugly
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the experiment
This is an actual experiment that has been going on for 3 days. It's a whole raw egg with it's shell dissolved in white vinegar. The only thing holding the egg together is the thin but tough membrane. We take the egg out of the vinegar each day and measure it's circumference. The egg has been swelling daily as the vinegar passes into the membrane to balance the acidity of the vinegar. This is supposed to teach the osmosis action of cells. It is my older daughter's experiment and she has yet to touch the egg as she finds it quite disgusting. I found the whole thing fascinating and Rosie is looking forward to popping it tomorrow.
View Large on black to see how disgusting it really is.
Taken for our daily challenge - Ugly
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission from Laurarama.
© All rights reserved