Have you tried this? It’s an art, but if you do it gently you can remove the entire shell of a raw egg without the white and yolk coming apart. The water pressure holds the contents of the egg intact.
South African eggs have really hard, thick shells – I learned this from watching British cooking shows on television – so it’s a delicate procedure to strike the egg hard enough to crack the shell, but not so hard that you splatter the contents everywhere. Having witnessed it, I can also add that smashing the egg on your buddy’s head will not have the desired effect.
Here are Brian and Esti playing with eggs during their Advanced course at Outer Photographer’s Reef.
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Whether you manage to crack your egg perfectly or not, a passing fish will be very grateful for the meal. Does this count as chumming?