Did you learn anything new today?

I've, off and on, wondered why some eggs in the carton marked "Large" are smallish, as in no way near as large as the others in the large carton.

So off I went searching for an answer... thinking of course, that there must be some measurement being used to determine the size of an egg.

Yeah, I was wrong. Turns out the net weight of a dozen eggs has to be approximately 24 ounces (2 ounces per egg) for it to be dozen "Large" eggs, but that no egg has to be 2 ounces.

In other words, it isn't the diameter of each egg, or the weight of each egg, but the total weight of a dozen eggs that determines the "size" of that dozen eggs.

You're welcome 😁.

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OogieBoogie · F

Well that's kinda clever when you think about it.

Not only are the eggs sized as they travel to be carted, but they are also calculated to together amass a certain weight.

....which is something that seems obvious now you've highlighted it....but I never really considered before.

And it solves what they do with all the really small eggs - they use them to balance the weight in all the sized cartons .
Which IS something I always wondered, coz some eggs can be unusually small.

I love tidbits of useless information like this 🤗😅

Thanks for letting me learn something new before I even finished my first coffee🤗

Ontheroad · M

@OogieBoogie I know all sorts of useless stuff 😁