Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Lonely Day by System of A Down

It was such a Lonely Day (Thank you System of a Down), so I decided I would test out a review product in an unusual way. In the box o' stuff to review, I received a silicon egg from Alan Wong. It's an egg . . . how do you review an egg? Well you try to trick your wife with it . . . that's how. So I went out to fridge in our garage which contains about 18 dozen eggs at any given time (we like eggs . . . I'm just saying). I removed one of the real eggs and placed the silicon egg in its place. I then ate the real egg, of course.

Then comes the hardest part . . . waiting. Finally after a couple of days, my son brings the egg downstairs to my office with a "message from mommy." My son says, "Mommy says you're hilarious." So I went up and "interviewed" her. The short version is that she said it looked like a real egg and that she grabbed it out of the carton thinking it was real. Then when she squeeze a little too hard, she realized it wasn't real. Even then, when she first squeezed it, she actually thought it was an egg that had been soaked in vinegar thus making it a bit rubbery. It totally fooled her even when handling it. I, myself, noticed that while it was sitting in the carton with the rest of the eggs the color and shape, etc. looked exactly the same as the other eggs. The only difference is that the fake is a bit larger than a normal egg. However, that's pretty much irrelevant since it will likely never be compared side by side with a real egg.

The bottom line is that this egg will fool anyone (who does not physically handle it) into believing it's real. This can be used in a variety of ways . . . all of which you'll have to think of yourself since the egg comes with nothing but itself. No instructions. No routine ideas. No handling tips. No nothing (thank you dad - the king of double negatives). So the bottom line is that you're paying $10 bucks for an incredibly well made prop that looks like the real deal. If you need a fake egg, this is and excellent option. It does seem a bit on the price side, but it will likely last you several years worth of performances. So paying $10 bucks every few years or so to replace a prop that you're using is not a bad trade.

Final Verdict:
4.5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM.