Can't boil an egg? Let your egg tell you "when"!

Of all the things in the world that we can't solve, we can at least solve the issue of when an egg is soft or hard boiled. All this thanks to boffins at Lion Quality, the quality assurance bods.

Now, I'm not one to editorialise very often (because I'm a bit of a berk and my arguments shot down to flames in seconds) but this kinda makes me want to.

I mean, look, these are eggs and I'm sure it's all very useful and quite cool. When I saw the story it made me laugh (hence why it's here!)...but that doesn't change the fact that someone has spent time and money developing something that is inherently so incredibly simply that I find it offensive.

Now, I'm not being over-reactionary, I don't find it to be the most offensive thing in the world - hell, it's probably not even the most offensive thing I've seen today. But to me, there are bigger problems to solve than "how do I know when my egg's done in a way that doesn't involve using a timer, a clock or common f'ing sense".

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  (link goes to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5226338.stm)