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So I got an egg..

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When i went to high school, there was a similar project like that. Instead of an egg it was an electronic baby that would cry when it needed a feeding, changing, burping. etc. The students had to carry it around and insert a key into the back of the doll to make it stop crying. The doll had some kind counter or something that would count how many times the baby cried and if the key was inserted signifying that the student had attended to it. I didnt have to do this, i just sometimes had classmates in some classes with the doll. It was annoying as hell when it started to cry.
 
Write the paper now, then have the fun of going into class and smashing the egg on the ground so that all the other students think it is hilarious... then follow suit...
 
I never had to do anything with an egg for health class or anything in HS for that matter. In middle school though I once had to make a contraption that would allow for an egg (not hardboiled) to be dropped from the top bleacher. That was kind of a neat project. Our end contraption involved a parchute and toothpicks!

Does that help any?😀
 
We didn't have an egg. Ours was even worse. We had to carry around a styrofoam cup. And yes people...we had to carry it with us to every class, and if we didn't and someone ratted us out, we had to write a 5 page paper. Absolutely retarded.
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: djheater
what the hell is the point of the exercise. That sounds REALLY stupid.
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What rock have you been under?

[EDIT]Apparently it's now about child abuse, that's more politically correct than "don't get pregnant."[/EDIT]

Viper GTS
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eh, I've never heard of this either. We never had to do anything so stupid at our school.
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IIRC, they used bags of flour when I was a kid. At least they're about the right size and weight.

Of course, they don't puke on you in Blockbuster yesterday while you were trying to pick out a couple movies for the evening. 😛
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Fausto, funny you should have mentioned Blockbuster. I only wish that puke was all my son got on me at Blockbuster several years ago while I was wearing a white shirt no less. Just use your imagination! :Q
 
Originally posted by: Ness
Write the paper now, then have the fun of going into class and smashing the egg on the ground so that all the other students think it is hilarious... then follow suit...
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we have a winner
 
eat the egg and tell your teacher that you gave it up for adoption. if they force you to write a paper on child abuse, say that giving up a child for adoption is not abuse, so you shouldn't write one up.
 
Originally posted by: yovonbishop
it's a parenting exercise, if you break it, you have to write a paper on child abuse. And as for making a new one, I can't because they died it pink and wrote my name on it (hence the leftover easter fears of it being eaten). Also, I only need it for health class, I can leave it in my locker if I want to when I'm not in that class
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baah 😕
 
I had to do this project. I smashed the egg kid right after the class was over with. Annoying bastard, can't keep it in a backpack or locker. So had to find "babysitters" for classes like PE and shop. Even had to make my very own birth certificate for it.

And the walk of shame to/from school, people yelling out the window "i love you!" as I walked with a basket with the egg kid.
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
I honestly can't believe schools still do this stupid "exercise". Trust me, carrying an egg around has exactly zero bearing on carrying an actual kid around.
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I can vouch for you on this. I love it when people talk about their pets like they're children. That is equally ignorant. Pets are NOTHING like having children.

Cat=1/1,000,000 the work of having a child
Dog=1/500,000 the work of having a child

Get back to me when you actually have a child. Until then, you have no clue.

Dumbest exercise ever.
 
I remember doing this when I was in 6th grade. But it was a science project and we had to develop some kind of device that would make the egg safe from a 2 story drop.

Had to keep daily journal as well :disgust:
 
Originally posted by: Dacalo
I remember doing this when I was in 6th grade. But it was a science project and we had to develop some kind of device that would make the egg safe from a 2 story drop.

Had to keep daily journal as well :disgust:
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that is what we did too.
mine didnt survive.
 
I had a similar project in my high school psychology class, but we had to carry around a PLANT for 2 weeks. I picked out an ivy plant since they're pretty hardy and carried it around in a 2 qt. shatterproof pickle jar. If you were seen without the plant by someone else in the class or seen by your teacher, you'd get a letter knocked off your "project" grade, or provide proof that the "baby" was being watched.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Fausto
I honestly can't believe schools still do this stupid "exercise". Trust me, carrying an egg around has exactly zero bearing on carrying an actual kid around.
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I can vouch for you on this. I love it when people talk about their pets like they're children. That is equally ignorant. Pets are NOTHING like having children.

Cat=1/1,000,000 the work of having a child
Dog=1/500,000 the work of having a child

Get back to me when you actually have a child. Until then, you have no clue.

Dumbest exercise ever.
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While I agree with you on all counts, I think that those who have experience successfully raising a puppy into a well-behaved adult dog at least have a better idea of what to expect. Also:

Cat = 1/1,000,000 child
Dog (all other breeds) = 1/500,000 child
2 Jack Russell Terrier puppies = 1/100,000 child
 
Originally posted by: BlamoHammer
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Fausto
I honestly can't believe schools still do this stupid "exercise". Trust me, carrying an egg around has exactly zero bearing on carrying an actual kid around.
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I can vouch for you on this. I love it when people talk about their pets like they're children. That is equally ignorant. Pets are NOTHING like having children.

Cat=1/1,000,000 the work of having a child
Dog=1/500,000 the work of having a child

Get back to me when you actually have a child. Until then, you have no clue.

Dumbest exercise ever.
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While I agree with you on all counts, I think that those who have experience successfully raising a puppy into a well-behaved adult dog at least have a better idea of what to expect. Also:

Cat = 1/1,000,000 child
Dog (all other breeds) = 1/500,000 child
2 Jack Russell Terrier puppies = 1/100,000 child
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Do you have children?
 
Eat it. In your report, just tell your teach that you got hungry, opened a can of whoop ass on your egg, and ate it for breaphest.
 
wow an egg. and you guys are goin crazy about an egg.

our school has the "real" deal. computerized babies that cry, need burped, report being shaken, head falling back, EVERYTHING.

MIKE
 
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