This is a real thing I do. It feels weird if the weight of the carton isn’t evenly balanced when I take it from the fridge.

  • adarza@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    it’s just sensible. if you take from one end, you run the risk of unexpectedly grabbing the ‘light end’ and accidentally dropping the partial carton on the floor next time you take it out of the fridge.

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    3 months ago

    I do also balance the carton. Not always absolute symmetry but don’t want someone to drop them.

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    now kick your egg balancing autism into high gear to start balancing electrons on atoms to discover new elements.

    or balance the number of molecules to create a new type of crystal that cures cancer.

    or…you get the picture.

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    3 months ago

    I’m positive there is a correlation between ocd and autism. This seems like it’s hinting at a more ocd thing. Still it’s not entirely irrational itself.

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    3 months ago

    I do this too for weight distribution, but I don’t make sure it’s symmetrical. I’m worried someone in my family will be surprised by the uneven weight of the carton when they pull it off the shelf and drop it.

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    3 months ago

    not autistic but I picked up a very unbalanced egg carton once and realized we shouldn’t have unbalanced egg cartons. it’s just sensible.

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    3 months ago

    When it must be inbalanced due to the number of eggs, as long as the extra weight is towards the hinge then it retains the safety benefits of being balanced.

    Since I get eggs while holding the carton I tend to take from the ‘outside’ row first, starting at the ends, and work my way into the center by the hinge. This puts the weight in the hand I’m using to hold the carton and works well even for 18 and 24 count cartons. If I set the carton down before yoinking eggs, I would go for more balance.

  • ViperActual@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Ngl I’m too lazy to do this and just take eggs out from right to left. I always put the carton back in the fridge the same way so the weight is always on the end I grab.

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        3 months ago

        Lol nah I’m right handed. But to get the geometry right, my fridge is on the right side of the kitchen, and the door hinge is on the right. So the eggs stay on the left side of the fridge closest to the rest of the kitchen counter tops. So the carton comes out and goes back in the same orientation using my right hand. Meaning I’m always grabbing the heavy side with the eggs.

        I’m still careful anytime I’m grabbing the carton just in case, but so far no dropped eggs in the house

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    3 months ago

    It makes the carton easier to handle and less likely to tear and drop.

  • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    When I eat grapes, I like to eat two at a time, and end with an even number. I throw away the last grape if it’s not an even number. Why? #JustAutieThings.

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    3 months ago

    Tend to get eggs in a box of six: front corners first, then the rear corners and then the centre eggs.

    I’m not in America so my eggs can live outside the fridge, it’s mostly about making sure someone doesn’t knock the box and crack an egg accidentally.