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Re:How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries by philoclea on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @03:10AM (#24339263)
I didn't have space for this in the essay, but the mechanical egg also plays "The Final Countdown" when the eggs are supposed to be hard boiled.

It's honestly not a great way to cook eggs, but don't underestimate the joy of hearing those opening notes in the morning...

Re:How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries by roel_v on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @09:08AM (#24352820)
Yeah, also I used to store the music egg in the fridge along with my normal eggs, and I think that didn't help the accuracy either. I should ask the Egg Timer app people to implement playing custom songs though, these comments have thrown me back in time where I had the same reactions you describe...
Re:How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries by fxtentacle on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @09:39AM (#24341588)
By now, you have probably conditioned yourself to associate the sound with the pleasant experience of eating the food, not unlike Pavlov's dogs.
Re:How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries by philoclea on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @03:18PM (#24345797)
Other way around: the egg is so-so, but every time I hear the song I'm a teenager again (not that I'm that old, but that's when I was getting to know a lot of classic rock & similar), so it makes me feel young and full of potential.

Unlike... that egg.