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Not just any colored water will dye a raw egg. You need dye molecules of some sort (aniline, food coloring, onion skins, Kool-Aid, the like) in an acid solution (e.g. vinegar) that can bind to the protein cuticle of the eggshell. When eggs are cooked, the cuticle may be destroyed, and dyes will not take as readily, although they can still adhere to the calcium-protein matrix of the shell itself. If an egg is blown out (emptied), the shell will still change color when placed in the dye.

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