Eli5: Why is it so hard to grab a piece of egg shell that has fallen into the bowl with the egg stuff.

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Eli5: Why is it so hard to grab a piece of egg shell that has fallen into the bowl with the egg stuff.

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Answer 1

Full disclosure: I’m no expert on anything, so someone with actual knowledge please correct me. You can think of the egg white as a viscous fluid. The shell is suspended in the fluid. When you push your finger in to fetch the egg, you push the fluid out of the way with your finger. Because if the high viscosity, the fluid moving out of the way of your finger brings the egg shell piece along with it.