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The remote devices have been dubbed Princeton Eggs, a reference to the coinage electrogaiagram (EGG), a portmanteau of electroencephalogram and Gaia. [13] [non-primary source needed] Supporters and skeptics have referred to the aim of the GCP as being analogous to detecting "a great disturbance in the Force." [2] [14] [15]
This type of egg is believed to have been inspired by an ivory hen egg made for the Danish Royal Collection in the 18th century. [11] Known as the Hen Egg, it has a 2.5-inch outer enamel shell and a golden band around the middle. [12] The egg opens to reveal a golden "yolk" within, which opened to reveal a golden hen sitting on golden straw. [12]
Thus, the eggs were magical objects, a source of life. The egg was also honored during rite-of-Spring festivals—it represented the rebirth of the earth. The long, hard winter was over; the earth burst forth and was reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The egg therefore, was believed to have special powers. [8]