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What would it take to blow an Egg over?
stv8r
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Never thought about this before...but have been under a Tornado watch for a while now, raining super hard and the wind is screaming. 60mph+ I should mention my egg is in a nest. Just curious...Has anyone had this happen?
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It would take a lot to get it to tip over with just wind. The problem would be getting it rolling quickly then hitting something causing it to tip. It it wont roll you should be fine.
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If the wind's blowing hard enough to blow your nested Egg over, you won't notice. You'll have other much more-pressing concerns.
As Steven said, you're fine.
"Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and barbecuing." - George Burns -
A very big wolf. And he huffed and he puffed and he blew the egg down. And the three little pork butts...Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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If a wind was strong enough to blow a dog past the egg and the dog's leash were to get tangled...THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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It would be devastating.Legume said:If a wind was strong enough to blow a dog past the egg and the dog's leash were to get tangled... -
An EF4 tornado will do it.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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theyolksonyou said:
It would be devastating.Legume said:If a wind was strong enough to blow a dog past the egg and the dog's leash were to get tangled...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-4-gLlF0uw
"Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and barbecuing." - George Burns -
lol...I live in a Rancher...so not too much risk in a tornado....However a crazy gust could do me in
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I've read threads here of storms knocking over eggs, but it usually involves the wind knocking over something and that in turn knocking over the egg. Maybe an urban legend that I'm perpetuating, but its easy to cover and secure prior to a storm.Pittsburgh, PA - 1 LBGE
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The cover could start to get blown off the Egg and get caught on the handle or hinge. It would then act like a sail and I would think easily take an egg over in strong enough winds.
Steve
XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio -
San Diego, CA - Where I've mastered Curmudgeon..working on Recluse. -
Maybe the Big Bad Wolf....
Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. -
San Diego, CA - Where I've mastered Curmudgeon..working on Recluse.
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You sure did. Hey, you went the extra mile too and put the egg in the pic. That's a little beyond my computer skills. But I like it brother.UncleFred said:
Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. -
If it does knock it over file a home owners insurance claim for damages. I actually listed my egg as a separate item on my homeowners policy, just like my wife's engagement ring and a couple other inherited items.1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC
My dog thinks I'm a grilling god. -
An African Egg, or a European Egg? [/python]
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
- Mark Twain
Ogden, UT, USA
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I'd be more worried about crap blowing around and hitting the egg.
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I don't know! Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!Botch said:An African Egg, or a European Egg? [/python] -
Straight line winds got my friends the other night!!!
it can happen
btw it was in a nest
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^^^ Ever seen a grown man cry?
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I filmed an EF1 tornado in my backyard earlier this year. My stockade fence already had 3 posts broken off at the ground and its "patched" with 2X4s screwed to the panels holding it up. Actually it's my neighbors but they don't seem interested in fixing a dang thing. But the fence was flat rocking, said neighbors metal storage building, launched and landed in my yard, tree branches are breaking off and a small Weber kettle on my patio never even twitched. I have it on film but I have not a clue how to post it here.
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It'll be okay. Just don't transport it in a semi and keep it from rolling as @steventconners20 mentioned. The sudden stop is an egg buster.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vA16ivK6iDI Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter,
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
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Gusts and micro bursts can do it. Doesn't necessarily take a tornado to do it. The possibility does exist.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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