Two quick “is it OK to…?” questions here, that crossed my mind over the weekend.
Is it OK to eat eggs that have hairline cracks in them? Two out of the half dozen that I just bought are cracked slightly. (Yes, I did check them in the shop, but either I missed them, or the cracks happened on the way home). Assuming the cracks have been there a while, could nasty bugs etc have got in (bearing in mind eggs often have chicken crap stuck to the shell), or will the membrane inside the shell keep them out?
Is it dangerous to listen to “in the ear” earphones in the rain, or with a bit of water in your ears, eg after swimming? Presumablt these things are pretty low current, but could I zap my head?
If you’re planning to thoroughly cook the eggs there should be no problem; if you’re planning to eat them raw or less than well cooked, there might be a problem, but since even an intact egg is something that plopped out of a chicken’s bum, there’s always some risk.
Depends on what the thing the headphones are plugged into are connected to. Since you seem to be describing a portable, running off a couple of batteries there is no danger to you. (You are definitely taking a real risk using the device in the rain. Damage to the device is likely eventually. Using it with wet ears only is a slight risk to the headphones.) If the device is non-portable and plugged into house current you would be a candidate for the Darwin Awards. Even in just the wet ears scenario. Devices fail all the time and there’s no point in finding out something plugged has just failed the hard way.
Although the headphones are relatively low powered, the signal is modulated at high frequencies; this can sometimes have odd effects and think there might be a risk of electrical shock, but if so, probably just unpleasant rather than dangerous.
A dozen eggs in the US costs under a dollar. Throwing away any egg which is suspect costs you under nine cents. While that used to hurt my soul, how can anyone justify taking a chance for nine cents?
That’s cheap. These cost £1.20 (about $1.85) for six, although they are free range. Anyway, it’s not the money, it’s just that it’s a pain in the [euphemism]neck[/euphemism] to have to trek down to the shops to buy some more before I can have scrambled eggs for breakfast.