Protect Your Egg with a Suit of Armor

The Arthur Suit of Armor is the cutest, most adorable egg cup ever. I think the name and image speak for itself, really. This little guy is a fun way to give kids their eggs every morning.

Suit of Armor Egg Cup 620x446Arthur is essentially a suit of armor (that’s not really made from steel or iron, obviously) that encases your hard or soft-boiled egg in a sturdy egg cup. It comes with a helmet cover and a sword-slash-spoon on the side. Now this how you serve eggs in style.

The Arthur Egg Cup is available from Anima Causa for $13.99(USD).

[via The Green Head]

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What 3000 calories looks likes in everyday food

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Last year, NASA held a recipe contest for cooking on Mars. Ordinary civilians like us were invited to submit recipes based on a list of available ingredients—heavy on freeze-dried produce and various meat-flavored "textured vegetable proteins"—to be cooked and judged by crew members of HI-SEAS.

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Doctors Ease Peanut Allergies in Tiny Test You Shouldn’t Try at Home

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