Hello @storiesoferne! I really did not expect to see such an amazing temple in the village. I also wondered how true the theory of adding a chicken egg in construction is. At that time, lime mortar was often used in construction. It turns out that egg white slowly releases hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide when broken down. Without carbon dioxide, lime mortar "cements" (hardens) only on the surface. Due to the fact that the eggs were mixed with the solution, the release of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide occurred in all areas of the lime mortar. Thus, all this lime mortar slowly turned into a monolith. There was a kind of chemical reaction. It is believed that buildings of this composition are durable and are not afraid of temperature changes. Quite an interesting solution, isn't it?
I also heard such a version that sometimes eggs were added for religious reasons. The egg in religion is a symbol of the birth of a new life and the personification of the universe. But I'm not sure about this theory.
That's simply amazing @danny.green! Primitive construction technologies that utilize unexpected materials from nature like chicken eggs are valid reasons to provoke one to wonder. I never thought this was even feasible, knowing how fragile egg fragments and their inner compositions are. Your thorough explanation has definitely helped me understand its important symbolism, huge practicality, and effective applications in the world of architecture and design.
Seriousness aside and just for fun, which comes first - the chicken or the egg? haha 🤣
Oh, this is one of my favorite rhetorical questions. If this is the egg that was laid by the chicken, then it is obvious that the chicken was the first. And if this is an egg from which a chicken was supposed to hatch, then the first was the egg. I heard an ingenious solution to this problem: "A chicken is just a way that one egg produces another egg." 🤣
Incredible response! Thank you @danny.green for being so cool. The popular phrase "chicken and egg" have actually sparked an immense interest that it has become one of the most debatable topics. Anyway, you have skillfully answered the question by addressing both angles, including that clever solution in the end. Now we know how both the chicken and egg are equally significant in their own right, no matter which one comes first. 🤣