Obscure dream invention: Egg Yolk-breaking Machine



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I want to invent a device that can break an egg’s yolk while the egg’s shell stays intact. On the surface, it sounds completely useless, but I want to see if it can be done.

I picture a couple of ways it could work:

  1. A machine holds an egg then vibrates rapidly enough that the wall of the yolk is ruptured.
  2. Radio waves: Maybe there’s a perfect radio frequency that could cause the yolk to open/rupture/explode.

…Can you imagine if I was an engineer? I don’t know if I’d get anything done.

That could be an awesome life though.

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