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Anyone tried this since reading the book?

I just finished that chapter and the Coriolis one.




seems good so far.
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I've been standing eggs on end for thirty years
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Anyone tried this since reading the book?
I've been standing eggs on end for thirty years
But only on the equinox, right? :wink:
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Why try any other time??
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Why try any other time??
So, you've only done it 30 times?

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So, you've only done it 30 times?
Must be 60 times. Two equinoxes (equini?) per year.

People seem to forget you can do it in the fall too.
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I wonder if ATP can balance three eggs at one time? :-k
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So, you've only done it 30 times?
Must be 60 times. Two equinoxes (equini?) per year.

People seem to forget you can do it in the fall too.
THERE ARE TWO EQUINOXES???


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