Comments on: China: 770 pounds of eggs spilled from truck cause mad scramble (video) http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Brian Murtagh http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1524562 Brian Murtagh Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1524562 The same thing happened in Zweibruecken Germany when I was a kid and my dad was posted there. We ate practically nothing but eggs for a solid fortnight. The same thing happened in Zweibruecken Germany when I was a kid and my dad was posted there. We ate practically nothing but eggs for a solid fortnight.

]]> By: Chris Meacock http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1524288 Chris Meacock Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1524288 I swear Harry Chapin had a song about this, something like "600 pounds of mashed eggs" I swear Harry Chapin had a song about this, something like “600 pounds of mashed eggs”

]]> By: Ivan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1524020 Ivan Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1524020 In comparison to the west, the chinese don't eat that many eggs. If the chinese used eggs in food to the same extent as in the west, each year it would take the entire grain production of Canada to feed the hens to produce the eggs. Apparently.  In comparison to the west, the chinese don’t eat that many eggs. If the chinese used eggs in food to the same extent as in the west, each year it would take the entire grain production of Canada to feed the hens to produce the eggs. Apparently. 

]]> By: datamaskin http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523974 datamaskin Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523974 i like that womans comment... "eggs broken -mad scramble" :) i like that womans comment… “eggs broken -mad scramble” :)

]]> By: Ron Zajac http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523939 Ron Zajac Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523939 No need to get approximate about the jin. A "gong jin" ("public" or metric jin) is exactly 0.6kg, or 600g. I'm pretty sure that the Chinese speaking world hasn't used the old (pre-metric)  "jin", really, since Chinese officialdom realized that the metric system was the bees' knees, way back when. Some time ago, I came over all curious about the size of the old Chinese jin. If the original Chinese jin had approximately been about 500g, officials would have rounded their metric jin accordingly. Therefore I'm pretty sure that, even if the "jin" cited in this article is the old, pre-metric jin, it would still be significantly closer to 600g (0.6kg).Anyway, as the actual jin  is 20% bigger than your "approximation", this only serves to make the numbers more impressive. Dem's lotsa eggs! No need to get approximate about the jin. A “gong jin” (“public” or metric jin) is exactly 0.6kg, or 600g. I’m pretty sure that the Chinese speaking world hasn’t used the old (pre-metric)  ”jin”, really, since Chinese officialdom realized that the metric system was the bees’ knees, way back when.

Some time ago, I came over all curious about the size of the old Chinese jin. If the original Chinese jin had approximately been about 500g, officials would have rounded their metric jin accordingly. Therefore I’m pretty sure that, even if the “jin” cited in this article is the old, pre-metric jin, it would still be significantly closer to 600g (0.6kg).Anyway, as the actual jin  is 20% bigger than your “approximation”, this only serves to make the numbers more impressive.

Dem’s lotsa eggs!

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523933 ocker3 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523933 OP is not serious, it's a sly Akin joke OP is not serious, it’s a sly Akin joke

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523925 B E Pratt Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523925  That was Vincent Price's line as Egghead on Batman (TV show).  That was Vincent Price’s line as Egghead on Batman (TV show).

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523894 Brainspore Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523894 <a href="http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/truck-filled-with-bacon-crashes-on-i/article_db71ec4a-f24b-11e1-81c6-0019bb2963f4.html?comment_form=true" rel="nofollow">Meanwhile, in America...</a> Meanwhile, in America…

]]> By: Gimlet_eye http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523888 Gimlet_eye Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523888 Because many seem to have broken and not bounced, they were real eggs, and not <a href="http://micgadget.com/22036/watch-how-chinas-fake-eggs-bounce-like-a-ping-pong-ball-videos/" rel="nofollow">the fake ones they make from chemicals<a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55tz4qwFMo" rel="nofollow">More</a>. Because many seem to have broken and not bounced, they were real eggs, and not the fake ones they make from chemicals. More.

]]> By: BombBlastLightingWaltz http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523874 BombBlastLightingWaltz Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523874 Eggactly! *Homer trying to impersonate Monty Burns* "Doh!" Eggactly! *Homer trying to impersonate Monty Burns*

“Doh!”

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523839 Itsumishi Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523839 You evidently haven't spent much time in Asia. People cart around huge loads on whatever they can. You evidently haven’t spent much time in Asia. People cart around huge loads on whatever they can.

]]> By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523833 snagglepuss Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523833 Eeeeeeegggsellent. Eeeeeeegggsellent.

]]> By: Matthew http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523830 Matthew Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523830 You can't make an omelette without breaking a few... ok I think he's taking it a bit far. You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few… ok I think he’s taking it a bit far.

]]> By: bo1n6bo1n6 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523754 bo1n6bo1n6 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523754 Did the cops add flour?  Did the cops add flour? 

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523738 retepslluerb Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523738 Oh sure, factory eggs would have been cheaper over here too (though forbidden since 2009), in bulk even more so.  Just wanted to point out that 6,000 eggs can be a substantial sum even in “first world” countries. Oh sure, factory eggs would have been cheaper over here too (though forbidden since 2009), in bulk even more so. 

Just wanted to point out that 6,000 eggs can be a substantial sum even in “first world” countries.

]]> By: morkl http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523732 morkl Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523732 The guy in the end: making an epic pancake? The guy in the end: making an epic pancake?

]]> By: Jason Baker http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523730 Jason Baker Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523730 If this were a legitimate egg wagon, the eggs wouldn't have dropped. I think the guy just didn't like the traffic on the street and wanted to shut the whole thing down. If this were a legitimate egg wagon, the eggs wouldn’t have dropped. I think the guy just didn’t like the traffic on the street and wanted to shut the whole thing down.

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523722 Lemoutan Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523722 Too soon, man, too soon. Too soon, man, too soon.

]]> By: Jonathan Roberts http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523718 Jonathan Roberts Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523718 I'm guessing not free range ;-) They sell eggs by weight where I live, it works out about 8-10 US cents per egg. That's about 3000 RMB altogether, which would probably be significantly more than the driver earns in a month. I’m guessing not free range ;-) They sell eggs by weight where I live, it works out about 8-10 US cents per egg. That’s about 3000 RMB altogether, which would probably be significantly more than the driver earns in a month.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523706 ROSSINDETROIT Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523706 Those look like really big eggs.  From ducks, maybe? Those look like really big eggs.  From ducks, maybe?

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523705 retepslluerb Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523705 Hmm.. 6000 eggs would be 600 cases of eggs. A case of 10 eggs (free range) costs about € 2,4 over here, so it would be a substantial sum.  Hmm.. 6000 eggs would be 600 cases of eggs. A case of 10 eggs (free range) costs about € 2,4 over here, so it would be a substantial sum. 

]]> By: NoahScalin http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523704 NoahScalin Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523704 Eggs...term...in...ate.... Eggs…term…in…ate….

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2012/09/02/china-770-pounds-of-eggs-spil.html#comment-1523702 voiceinthedistance Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179142#comment-1523702 They were only separated with the help of thousands of empty plastic water bottles. They were only separated with the help of thousands of empty plastic water bottles.

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