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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by spicytuna62@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] MikeOxlong@lemm.ee 19 points 11 months ago
[-] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

According to this I am chaotic neutral, not sure what that means? I aim to balance the weight evenly, when pulling out of the fridge, the carton stays level.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I use Lawful Good for the same reason. Both keep the center of weight in the middle, but your method is more evenly distributed.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Chaotic good here.

Yep, I'm an Autist.

... Also had a mom with pretty severe OCD, so I always remember that 'good enough is good enough', in scenarios like this.

EDIT:

... Also also, I find the lawful evil solution to be utterly diabolical and actually makes me angry just being exposed to it conceptually... which I guess does make sense, opposite sections of the chart.

[-] AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Did your mom also have a neverending project of slowly removing the old layers of lead paint from the inside of the house by scraping it off a little at a time with a razor blade?

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

... No?

She had different kinds of cleaning routines/phobias/rituals.

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[-] Rokin@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

There is always a relevant xkcd.

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[-] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 11 months ago

You try to take the egg carton out of the fridge and it's unbalanced ONE TIME...

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The problem now is living with someone who doesn’t do this and then you expect it to be balanced because you take the time and effort to be precise as a show of appreciation for the others around you so they don’t befall the same fate that YOU now must suffer as you discover the eggs are now unbalanced and they spill all over the floor, because they didn’t happen to hyper focus these exact thoughts and how could they be so inconsiderate after you put in so much effort to focus on this to prevent this exact situation

Bro life is too exhausting wtf

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I also like to maintain balance in containers as well for just these reasons, but after years of living with people who didn't share that preference, I learned to lift a container in place, then pull it out. That way I am cognizant of its balance before taking significant risk.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Eggs all over the floor! Especially if the carton is also not quite hooked shut, or slightly creased.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 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.

[-] don@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Bam. Right here. It’s all about that weight distribution, simple as. First time I grabbed a carton by the light end, my stomach dropped. Not having that, no way.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

So always put the heavy (short, not long) end facing the door, so you always grab the heavy end, and never have this problem.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

exactly, set yourself up for success

[-] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Oh my god. This is beautiful.

Thank you, fellow lemites. I have assimilated this autism into my own.

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[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 12 points 11 months ago

Huh... I do this too. I like the box to be balanced when I take it outta the fridge.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I do this because the weight distribution is even so i don’t drop the carton when grabbing it out of the fridge again

[-] CafecitoHippo@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Or you just put the heavy end facing the door of the refrigerator so you always are picking up the heavy end and not the empty end. It should be that way anyways if you're putting the eggs in the fridge because you'd also want to be holding the stable end of the carton and not the empty side.

[-] Kommeavsted@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

But what if all the ends are stable and there is no empty side?

[-] CafecitoHippo@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Then you don't have teenagers that are taking eggs from the carton to make scrambled eggs at 10pm. They happen to put the eggs back in correctly because they need the sturdy side to handle them. I don't need to teach them fractal patterns to take eggs out.

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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

I used to do it that way but other people in the house dont so I’ve switched to spreading it out

[-] bejean@lemmy.world 9 points 11 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.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 11 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.

[-] CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

They clearly don’t get any other picture. No one balances eggs… EVER

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I balance eggs...

[-] sep@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

This is the way!

[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 5 points 11 months ago

There's another way to egg?

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 11 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.

[-] Shamber@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Balance is everything, I don't want the carton to flip on me cause the eggs are placed randomly

[-] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 3 points 11 months ago

T'was the tism m'lord

[-] seeigel@feddit.org 3 points 11 months ago

How are you going to rearrange the eggs when you take out the next egg?

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

you take out another egg

[-] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Start from the corners one at a time.

[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

And if you are left with a prime number of eggs?

[-] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

2 is a prime. I think you meant odd.

[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 months ago

Of course, how could I forget about the oddest prime!

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Always removed in two, there are. No more. No less.

[-] bampop@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

This is why eggs should be sold in packs of 15

[-] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 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.

[-] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

So you always have to take a multiple of two eggs? Well it’s unarguably visually pleasing

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I first heard of this a couple years ago on a reddit post. It had never occurred to me to think that an egg carton should be balanced, or to expect an egg carton to be balanced when I pick it up.

I still don't worry about the balance, but I get it.

I don't even take them out of the same lateral side of the carton, just pick at random

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I usually create checkered patterns to keep a consistent weight balance and keep box strength strength against external force evenly spread.

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

For me I have to take them out in an even number otherwise I will have a feeling that is going to hang onto me until I rectify it ASAP.

Also they must be taken out from one specific side and not the other. The balance must be maintained!

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I only buy boxes of 2x2. I suppose the only way is to get all four out at the same time.

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