Egging refers to the act of throwing eggs at houses, cars, or people. Egging is a form of criminal offense in most areas.

Eggs are capable of causing damage when thrown at property and egging is often considered vandalism for this reason. Eggs can break windows and, when thrown at cars, can dent a body panel or chip paint where the shell breaks, leaving an oval outline. Additionally, egg whites can degrade certain types of vehicle and house paint. Whether or not the egg damages the surface beneath it, dried egg can be surprisingly difficult to remove. Vigorous removal attempts with scrapers or abrasives can, themselves, damage the egged surface.

A nurse was blinded in one eye when an egg was thrown at her from a passing car in March 2008 in Dublin.^[1]

Victims of egging may be entitled to compensation commensurate with the cost of repairs, and egging can quickly become an expensive legal situation if the perpetrator is prosecuted.^{[citation needed]} Egging is sometimes associated with certain events and holidays.

[edit] As protest

Eggs are sometimes thrown at people as a form of protest as they are inexpensive and nonlethal yet at the same time very messy when broken. High-profile people that have been egged as a form of protest include Steve Ballmer^[2], Arnold Schwarzenegger^[3], John Prescott,^[4][5][6], Nick Griffin^[7] and David Blaine^[8]. Irish bank AIB was egged in response to the Irish banking crisis of 2009^[9]. Egging can cause serious eye injury^[10] and may in some districts constitute assault and battery.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Mischief night
• Devil's Night
• Pieing
• Shoeing
• Toilet papering
• Trick-or-treating

[edit] References