this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
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What is this thing?

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I got one recently. Happy with it.

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[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 86 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Winner, jeez 2 minutes.

Going to have to try harder.

Thing works great by the way.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well look at this fat cat here that can afford eggs!

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll never fucking forgive you for not typing eggcessories

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm never going to forgive myself either

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You are still loved.

Tap for spoilerJust a little less

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If it's any consolation, I knew none of the previous ones.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Lol, this is an amazing journey of crowd sourced archic knowledge

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think every German kitchen in the 70s or 80s had one of these.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A doorbell for anti-vaxxers

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I expected a doorbell one. Nice twist.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pricking a hole in an egg before boiling. My mother had one exactly the same.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use it after boiling to pierce the membrane. Makes peeling easy.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

I use it before boiling for the same purpose. It works.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You didn't have to say that. You could've not said that at all. I both respect and dislike you.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

What is a sounding device? It's clearly not a hearing aid...

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Tiny dented German WW1 helmet, or what the front desk person does to the bell after people ring it too goddamn many times

[–] PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You really don’t know what this is?

It is a (arguably fancy) egg piercer for boiling eggs.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Challenges are known by the poster. It's a game.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Citrus peel scorer?

Edit: Nope.