The egg carton was invented by two men: John Neggie and Frank Woehrle...
Unless you aren't related to these people and use the internet instead to find it was actually Joseph Coyle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_carton
It was invented by aladdin company in 1950.to find out more go to www.about.com
Wine is to cask as egg is to carton.
The egg carton was invented in 1911 by newspaper editor Joseph Coyle of Smithers, British Columbia, to solve a dispute between a local farmer and hotel owner over the farmer's eggs often being delivered broken .
chuck it in the bin
Eggs in a carton are not fertilized, so they have nothing to hatch. Plus, the yolks are mad at their mommy hens and daddies. (joking)
The average egg that is sold in a cartoon of eggs is not fertilized and therefore will not hatch.
an egg carton
Egg cartons are made from cardboard, foam and plastic depending on the needs of the egg supplier.
On the carton it says 1 egg is 70 calories
Self Locking Egg Carton Company
it means the date that it was packaged
simple cardboard
Cardboard one would just blacken on the edges. Styrofoam would melt and probably catch fire.