Gradually degenerating into ignorance and complacency.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Science of egg tossing

Really, there is a science in it. First, realize that eggs splatter in a wide pattern. Eggs, no matter how fresh, stink immediately after opening and they don’t smell any better with age. What to do; what to do? I know! Let’s play egg baseball. If you haven’t play this game … try it!

First, the batter should be well protected from the spray. I had an old shower curtain – that’ll do! Stand and get your proper stance.

There’s the pitch! Strike, an unceremonious death of an egg.
Pitch. Hit! The hit looks like the end of a comet! It spray everywhere, barely touching the batter. The pitcher, me .. was wearing some. MR called for another egg.

I tossed it and MR hit it with fury. The spray went farther – to the porch – not bad!

I believe I tried it and the egg all went on me. I stunk, both in talent and in smell.

At some later time, I grabbed some eggs and tossed them to someone in the lawn through the back door. Their catching it was astounding. TS tossed it back. I dodged it deftly and it splattered on the linoleum. I laughed about it. TS walked in and MR was there. They were stunned by my comic running in place on the slick of eggs the lay on the linoleum. MR claimed that it seemed like a minute of me constantly running trying not to slip on my face or back. I succumbed to gravity and fell backward. I wasn’t awarded applause.

1 comment:

MR said...

The incident where you seemed to defy gravity for what seemed like a minute was when you lost you equilibrium while tipping your chair back in programming class. I remember TS and I had plenty of time to laugh about it before you finally fell backward with a prounounced "OOF!" When you hit the floor.