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Re:US egg prices increased 22% in 2025 and 202% in 12 months by thot_experiment on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:14PM (#42951772)
Oblate spheroid packing is anything but optimal! Eggs that perfectly tile 3-space when?
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Re:US egg prices increased 22% in 2025 and 202% in 12 months by 1970-01-01 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:27PM (#42951977)
Sadly Wolfram Alpha doesn't understand the 'Easter Basket Packing' problem yet, but it's definitely do-able.

Edit: This is an interesting problem that ChatGPT can't quite hatch. It immediately gets confused and thinks 100 eggs fit in a 5L mixing bowl!

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