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A floating egg table

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Sweet100s
Sweet100s Posts: 553
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I was researching fences on Houzz, and became distracted by...
a floating egg table ! 

Is this safe? 



https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/north-oak-canyon-modern-patio-austin-phvw-vp~2670265
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,350
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    I'm guessing that the expansion of the base would cause it crack all around and fall off.
    I'd love to test that theory. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • ChrisgrillsSTLMO
    ChrisgrillsSTLMO Posts: 397
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    I noticed the handle on that Egg is pretty small, this is probably an older picture. I remember seeing this posted 5 or 6 year ago with the same responses as @HeavyG gave. 

    Cheers,

    Chris
    St. Louis, MO
    Unit 1: LBGE, cedar table Unit 2:Akorn
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,981
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    You are loading the bottom half of the Egg in tension.  Not a good idea with a brittle ceramic.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
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    you could easily fabricate some kind of arm behind the egg with a thin disk to support it so it would only be an illusion. For a small egg, it would work, very similar to the "floating person trick" but with the support inverted.
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • EagleIII
    EagleIII Posts: 415
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    Even if it had some kind of hidden support, it gives me the heebee-jeebee's.  I couldn't use it...
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    That egg’s not even lit.  Must be a gasser nearby for cooking those kabobs.  And they mixed the meat and veg on the same skewer, who are these people?
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  • Sweet100s
    Sweet100s Posts: 553
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    Agreed.  

    On the good, it's an easy design mistake to fix...  
    Just needs something sturdy under the egg to move it skywards 2 inches so that the sides aren't being constricted. 

    ex: Mirror the end cap piece design.  (pictures beyond the link)
    Have the same concrete person who did the end cap create a round base to go under the egg.  Add an air gap on top via stainless steel.  

    Though the design of that side of just not right.   Whoever sits in that chair right next to the egg is eventually going to burn their knee on the egg's base while it's hot in use or after.  


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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,536
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    Legume said:
    That egg’s not even lit.  Must be a gasser nearby for cooking those kabobs.  And they mixed the meat and veg on the same skewer, who are these people?
    Hard to  tell, appears all veg to me
    canuckland
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    Canugghead said:
    Legume said:
    That egg’s not even lit.  Must be a gasser nearby for cooking those kabobs.  And they mixed the meat and veg on the same skewer, who are these people?
    Hard to  tell, appears all veg to me
    You, Sir, are a buzzkill. However, all veg and no meat to be found.  In Texas.  This person is still borderline criminal.
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