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A Real Life Secret Egg by Sombrero Guy
February 13th, 2008 12:51 PM
I had no idea what I had to do, so I made it up as I went along.
I decided that the secret egg would have to be able to sit in a group of eggs un-noticed. Luckily, I have a special object which can do exactly that.
One of these is not a real egg. Can you guess which one?
It was the one in the middle.
What it actually is is the most pointless item I have ever found in a National Trust shop. You've seen bouncy balls, but this is a bouncy rubber egg.
Proof: it bounces.
After this, I decided to apply the same principle to apples. The one in the middle is made of wax, and due to the blurred photo, you can't tell that it isn't real.
Incidently, this is a rather special occasion, as it is the first time I have used a video as proof. And it WORKED!
I'm used to things such as this not working properly, so you can see why I'm pleased with this proof.
I decided that the secret egg would have to be able to sit in a group of eggs un-noticed. Luckily, I have a special object which can do exactly that.
One of these is not a real egg. Can you guess which one?
It was the one in the middle.
What it actually is is the most pointless item I have ever found in a National Trust shop. You've seen bouncy balls, but this is a bouncy rubber egg.
Proof: it bounces.
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After this, I decided to apply the same principle to apples. The one in the middle is made of wax, and due to the blurred photo, you can't tell that it isn't real.
Incidently, this is a rather special occasion, as it is the first time I have used a video as proof. And it WORKED!
I'm used to things such as this not working properly, so you can see why I'm pleased with this proof.
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posted by Sombrero Guy on February 14th, 2008 10:21 AM
Presumably you're in America...
The National Trust is an organisation in England which preserves old houses/castles/other buildings. They always have random rubbish like this in the shops attached to the properties.
I think it cost me £1 (about $2) at the time I got it.
posted by Adam on February 14th, 2008 12:57 PM
God National Trust shops.
The memories come flooding back of going out with my nan to Hatchlands House or Polsden Lacey and then going to the shop and looking at locally-made jam or wooden nick-nacks. They also sell history books, colouring books, those relaxing CDs.
posted by Jellybean of Thark on February 14th, 2008 2:20 PM
Oh, I always thought "donating to the National Trust" meant making a poop.
posted by Adam on February 14th, 2008 4:26 PM
It means jam, teacloths and books about Tatworth Hall's role during the Second World War.
What´s a National Trust shop and how much one of these eggs cost?