# 3 outta 5 eggs have twins! what are the odds? (& should I be afraid?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 1, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083 "2014-04-01T14:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/21 "2014-04-04T02:52:05Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > For a minute I thought the OP was about close relatives having twin children 3 outta 5 births and you were a woman wondering whether to get pregnant. In which case be very afraid. Yes, I clicked in to see if this was an IVF thread. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/22 "2014-04-04T03:11:22Z")
I can by cartons of double-yolked eggs from a vendor at one of the local farm markets. Only rarely are his jumbo eggs not double yolks. They are entertaining to show kids but have too much yolk volume for using in recipes. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/23 "2014-04-04T12:44:19Z")
I think the important question is when did eggs start coming in cartons of 10? I’ve only ever seen them in cartons of 6 or 12. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/24 "2014-04-04T12:55:21Z")
Where was it that I saw an egg inside another egg? Was it on TV or in real life? I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/25 "2014-04-04T21:07:43Z")
Years back I bought a dozen eggs from the supermarket, and **every one** of them was a double-yolker. I imagine that they were rejected during the quality control phase or something (perhaps weighing too much for the standard sized egg), and ended up in their own special carton. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/26 "2014-04-04T21:56:00Z")
> [@kferr](#): > > I think the important question is when did eggs start coming in cartons of 10? When I moved to Germany 😉 > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Where was it that I saw an egg inside another egg? Was it on TV or in real life? I can’t remember. Well, if we were Facebooked with each other I’d suggest you probably saw it on [my](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkREW3RqsnU) [thread](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sy3se6penI) there. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083/27 "2014-04-04T23:55:29Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > Well, if we were Facebooked with each other I’d suggest you probably saw it on [my](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkREW3RqsnU) [thread](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sy3se6penI) there. Yep, those are the videos I saw! I didn’t think I was going mad… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-outta-5-eggs-have-twins-what-are-the-odds-should-i-be-afraid/685083.md?page=1)