Egg Experiments - The Results!

Well, in some ways it didn't turn out as I'd hoped (see 2 days back for the start) but in others it was great. This was the initial pic where the wax pattern had been drawn on, before it was submerged.

The vinegar dissolved the shell much faster than I had expected and, instead of the 4 days the internet predicted for such experiments, the duck egg took just 26 hours. Ducks' eggs different to chickens'? White different to brown eggs? White vinegar different to brown? No idea. You can see the translucency and the yellow of the yolk through the membrane when you do the experiment, so you can see when it is time to stop and rinse.

The vinegar took ALL the shell, leaving only membrane and wax but they both survived the emptying process of getting the eggy bit out and left a fragile but beautiful translucent piece, which I put an LED light inside, thus

You can just about see the cell battery I sellotaped it to on the left side on the cloth.

I then put it in front of one of those battery operated candles and photographed it as the colours changed. Here are the results, choose your favourite shade!

So, despite the vinegary smells for a few days and the fact that it wasn't as robust as I'd hoped because the vinegar ate all the shell not just the un-waxed bit, it was well worth it for the photo-y fun we had with it at all stages!