An egg “experiment” has gone viral online, with social media users questioning whether the viral trick is even an experiment at all.
Jana Kuzmic, a digital creator who posts under the handle @awesome_motherhood, was one of many users to share videos of herself trying out the trick on Instagram.
Kuzmic and his son “made” their jelly eggs using only raw eggs, toothpaste, and aluminum foil.
The video has been viewed more than 30 million times.
In the video, Kuzmic Place an egg in a bowl and coat the outside with toothpaste.
Next, Kuzmic covers the bowl with aluminum foil and leaves it for 24 hours.
Once the time was “over,” my son picked up the egg from the bowl and removed the jellied egg.
He picks it up and tosses it around, his face lighting up with excitement.
Jennifer Mencias Munoz, a health science educator at the Children’s Museum in Houston, Texas, told Fox News Digital that the experiment would never be successful with the two ingredients allegedly used.
“In science, [toothpaste] “Water is a base, so it’s the opposite of an acid. Eggs are also bases. When you put the two together, you don’t really see a reaction,” she said.
“If you use opposing chemicals, you’ll see a reaction — for example, if you add acid to eggs.”
Mencías Muñoz said her team presented a similar experiment making gelatinous eggs at the museum.
“Soak a raw egg in vinegar and leave it for at least 24 hours,” she says.
“Then the acid in the vinegar breaks down the eggshell, which is made of calcium carbonate. It breaks down the eggshell. You’ll end up with something that’s like an egg, not necessarily transparent, but translucent. It’ll feel more rubbery because the egg membrane has broken down.”
Don Riefler, a science educator at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in Indiana, agreed.
“Eggshells are made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (the same material as tams, chalk, limestone, snail and clam shells),” Riefler told Fox News in an email.
“Calcium carbonate is actually an ingredient in toothpaste!” he adds.
“It’s a mild abrasive that’s added to the teeth to remove stains. If there wasn’t a chemical reaction between this ingredient and other ingredients in the toothpaste itself, eggshell toothpaste would never exist.”
Social media users took to the comments section to debate whether the experiment was legitimate.
“I tried twice just to be sure and two perfect eggs were ruined,” one woman commented.
“If you can’t tell it’s fake then I’m deeply concerned,” one user said.
One woman apparently fell for the prank, commenting: “Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it.”
“The trust issues are starting to set in,” said another user.
“It’s a fake egg., “I liked the video and the idea though,” said another.
In an email to Fox News Digital, Kuzmic acknowledged that the video was a joke.
She discovered the trick online, and said her son was “pleasantly surprised.”
Several people on social media have tried the egg and toothpaste “experiment,” some honestly revealing that it’s fake, while others have pretended that rubber eggs are the result.
One TikTok user not only exposed the trick, but also revealed where anyone can buy rubber eggs online.
