2006-12-02 17:27:45 · 6 answers · asked by damodharan c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
when the egg falls out of hen, its outer shell is still skinny. only the oxygen in the air makes the shell harder.
since the outer shell is skinny at the start of the process, and the inside of the egg is thick and slimmy, the inside of egg tries to move down while the egg is still hanging down from the hen's bottom, the thick liquid flows downwards. hence to contain this pressure, one end of egg grows big and hence the outer skin around it streches the skin..
now the surface tension pulls more of the skinny content away. thus one end of egg is slim while the other end goes thick. thus the outer shell formation is directed by the flow of liquid inside. hope u get the answer now.
2006-12-02 18:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by juljulabie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is the shape of the egg that gives it the strange strength, much like the shape of an arch gives the arch strength. If you look at a picture of an arch, you can see that weight on the top part (keystone) is distributed to the pillars on the side through careful positioning of the stones. Without that keystone, the arch would collapse. In any case, you can see that in architecture, an arch is strong because of how it can distribute weight.
With the eggshell, it is the same way. It is much like how an arch distributes weight, except the arch is more three dimensional. As for another question you may ask, eggs are also shaped how they are shaped to keep them from rolling away. A rolling egg rolls in circles.
2006-12-02 17:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because of the stunning geometric structure that mom nature has presented to the egg shell. contained in the vertical direction, the height of the shell is extra and thanks to that the on the spot of inertial through bending is the utmost in vertical direction, and hence that is able to face up to extra load. For this similar result, arches on the line bridges has been given the same gerometrical structure.
2016-11-23 13:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is the only ellipical shape of egg which makes it too strong in one direction.....
2006-12-02 17:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by amit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because on the lighter side you have air space to have sufficient air for the chick to breath.
2006-12-02 17:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by Hobby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.....what?
2006-12-02 17:29:08 · answer #6 · answered by sally b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋