Eggs...tasty or deadly? British ophthalmologist Dr. Jon Durnian just published a study in the Emergency Medicine Journal on egg-in-the-eye injuries. What starts as a prank can lead to injuries like minor conjunctival hemorrhage (making the white of the eye look blood red), corneal scarring, or detached retina requiring surgery. Dr. Jon explains,
"It's not that they're heaved so fast really, it's because of the shape and the weight," he explains. "A raw egg is actually quite heavy and they just fit in the bony rim of your orbit. It's even worse if the egg doesn't break, because if it breaks it dissipates some of the energy."
Now, all my egg throwing is directed at people's property, and not people. Something to keep in mind this Halloween.
