But imagine this one! A Kiwi lays an egg that is the largest egg-to-body-weight(mass) of any at 15%-20% compare that to an Ostrich at 2%. http://www.mercurybay.co.nz/kiwiinfo.html http://www.doc.govt.nz/cons/native/kiwi.htm http://www.kiwirecovery.org.nz/pages/about/cycle/cycle2.htm http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwibird.htm Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: James R.Frysinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, 14 October, 2000 11:44 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:8563] Tall egg My wife just came back home after letting the chickens at her school's "chicken farm" out into the yard. She also gathered up the eggs that had accumulated since yesterday. One was 42 mm in diameter and 78 mm long. I am trying to imagine a hen standing on her tiptoes to lay this egg! It's mass was 75 g (to the nearest 5 g). Maybe it's a triple-yolker! Jim -- James R. Frysinger University/College of Charleston 10 Captiva Row Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Charleston, SC 29407 66 George Street 843.225.0805 Charleston, SC 29424 http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cert. Adv. Metrication Specialist 843.953.7644
