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BeepEgg Timer Sings While His Comrades Die a Horrible Death

Posted March 16, 2009 12:30 PM

From Gizmodo:

I've seen timers that change color when your eggs are boiled to perfection, but never one that sings to you. Not only that, the BeepEgg's tunes mock the untimely death of his comrades. The timer beeps once at 113 degrees and a second time when the water begins to boil. After that you will hear Killing Me Softly when the eggs should be soft, I Wish I was a Hen for medium and the epic tune from Carmina Burana when the eggs have reached a hard boil. Yeah, that's pretty cold—but the eggs will have their revenge when the BeepEgg's non-replaceable battery dies out after 18 months.

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03/17/2009 11:01 AM

Cool!

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