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		sdwr 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1,700 year old egg never broke It might be the only 1700 year old egg in the world. Surely the prudent thing to do is wait some fraction of its age (200 years?) and reevaluate. What are the chances that, out of all of history, now is the best time to open it?

lazide 9 months ago [–]

It’s already been removed from it’s protective environment and will degrade long before 200 years.

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