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Title: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Duncan Head on February 13, 2024, 12:14:24 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/12/roman-egg-found-in-aylesbury-still-has-contents-after-1700-years
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: DBS on February 13, 2024, 05:32:35 AM
Found just in time for pancakes tonight!
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 13, 2024, 06:37:37 AM
 ::)
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Nick Harbud on February 13, 2024, 02:08:35 PM
Which came first, the Roman egg or the Roman chicken?

 ???
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 13, 2024, 08:00:54 PM
The roman road...
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Duncan Head on February 13, 2024, 09:00:27 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on February 13, 2024, 08:00:54 PMThe roman road...
Let me set you straight on that...
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: DBS on February 15, 2024, 02:00:19 PM
Interesting that this story has even made Fox News amidst all their other coverage of Trump, Biden, and Taylor Swift winning the Superbowl.
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 15, 2024, 03:47:06 PM
Trump, Biden and Taylor-Swift sound like a dodgy lawyer firm
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Mark G on February 16, 2024, 09:05:05 AM
Which one would do the soliciting, and which would be at the bar?
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Keraunos on February 16, 2024, 10:02:15 AM
Getting back to the egg business, any suggestion that it might still be edible?  Scott's whiskey has been found frozen but perfectly drinkable once thawed, though I suppose that has more natural preservative than an egg...
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Erpingham on February 16, 2024, 10:23:20 AM
Quote from: Keraunos on February 16, 2024, 10:02:15 AMGetting back to the egg business, any suggestion that it might still be edible? 

Given the mention of the terrible smell from the eggs they broke in the report, I don't think I'd want to try it.
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Ian61 on February 16, 2024, 10:26:54 AM
Quote from: Keraunos on February 16, 2024, 10:02:15 AMGetting back to the egg business, any suggestion that it might still be edible?  Scott's whiskey has been found frozen but perfectly drinkable once thawed, though I suppose that has more natural preservative than an egg...

Any volunteers??  Unlikely actually.  I suspect if they are ever prepared to go into it it will just be a mass of yuck (technical word there).

It would be nice to think there might be some DNA evidence that would be interesting to add to what is known about the development of one of our most important sources of protein but again I suspect unlikely. Enzymes will probably have broken anything useful down long ago.
Title: Re: Roman egg found intact
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 16, 2024, 12:26:16 PM
Ick