Printing Stuff On Eggs: The Next Big Thing?
from the too-many-puns-to-choose-from dept
CBS made some news a couple of weeks ago when it was announced the company would advertise its fall lineup on eggshells. While perhaps slightly interesting, the bigger issue seemed to be how people would take to having eggs they were buying being vehicles for ads, without any apparent benefit. Now, a British group has developed eggs with a logo printed on them in thermochromic ink, and only appears when they're properly cooked (via Engadget) -- perhaps saving even the worst cooks among us, who can't even boil the proverbial egg. Marrying the cooking indicator with the ads seems to be the ideal marriage: consumers get some benefit, in exchange for their breakfast being used as a billboard, while some sponsor gets associated with a somewhat nifty invention. We can see it now: "This hard-boiled egg brought to you by the hard-boiled Army Rangers of The Unit, CBS Tuesdays".
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Only if you want your cake to be able to tell you when your eggs are correctly boiled.
Oh, and I suggest NOT throwing out the shells if you intend to cook them into your cake. YUCK!
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then you definitely know the cooked indicator is not working
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http://www.goodegg.com
I think sometimes I have seen the freshness date printed on the egg as well.
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I through out the egg carton, so I never know the date.
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Can anyone..
I also trademark/copywrite the idea that the eggs are printed with ads that are directed toward the market in which they are sold.
I further copywrite/trademark the printing of ads on all other food substances that are sold in natural packageing I.E. Potatos, apples, oranges, celery, watermelons, or anything in the produce family or produce section of any store.
I WIN!
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Eggs are egg-celent!!
to promote the egg industry
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and a couple of other disclaimers like "broken shells can cut skin" and "may cause slippery floor if egg falls"
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If we let the FDA in on this...
Now thats innovation!
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This unit not labeled for individual sale
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And the rest of the eggs?
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Yeah no thanks to printing ads on eggs...the only valuable thing i can see being printed on them would be the expiration date, especially since you can never decipher the date on the carton, and most people toss out the carton to put them in their "fancy" egg holders that came free with their fridge
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..And the not so trustworthy corner market
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I only eat organic eggs anyway.
But yes, due dates on the eggs would rock.
Thanks for reading my 2cents worth.
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Don't forget the UPCs
Though you might want to hold off egging anyone; wouldn't want the FBI on your doorstep.
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the idea behind eating free-range and organic eggs is:
A). no hormones used on the chickens, no pesticides used on the feed for said chickens
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B). the sweet little chickens dont have to live their pointless little lives in metal cages that are barely big enough for the things body, causing severe atrophy and premature death.
now... i'm no veginazi, so do what you like... i'm just saying keep it to ya damn self.
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speak for yourself if youre not sure everyone agrees with you.
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I agree (about not agreeing), he might be weird by eating organic eggs, but at least he wasnt trying to BULLY anyone with his opinion.
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cool idea, mirky future...
At some point advertisers should understand that oversaturation of anything leads to people just ignoring it outright.
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What I wanna know is...
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Tool.
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It will ruin EASTER!
And as far as organics go.... I do not want to eat some weak teeny egg from an elderly crusty chicken butt. Grow em up, kill em young. Delish. Hormones are expensive, so you can bet the analysts decided it's worth it for productivity. And just because the "organic" grower had to breed the chickens until they made comparable levels doesnt make it any more natural. There's little natural about a domesticated agricultural animal.
Unvaccinated, Unmedicated, Uncaged mingling chickens are more often harboring disease and injury, dirtier, and your egg it not immediately harvested, it's kept room temp for hours and sitting in poop. Yay!
And it's not bad to eat hormones, just like all other proteins they get broken down to the amino acid level by the pepsin in your stomach. Load up my food with hormones, it won't matter. (Hormone pills are specially coated)
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Tool."
considering you've offered not one bit of counter point, i'd say i'm in the clear.
and yes, i do enjoy tool... at least up to aenima.
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