The amazing perils of eggs

We had a very pleasant Passover seder last night except for one little incident involving Alex who managed to hurt herself in an amazing and unique way.
We had shelled hard boiled eggs on the table as part of the seder which were, of course, cold by the time we were ready to eat. Alex thought she'd warm one up a bit so she popped it in the microwave for a bit. (I'm not really sure how long it was so if you want to repeat this experiment you'll have to ask Alex directly and don't let her know that I told you or she'll be maaaaaadddd;) Now I've seen eggs blow up in a microwave before, but that isn't what happen here. No, the egg stayed in tact when she got it out of the microwave and put it on a plate and it was fine while she carrying it to the table. No, that egg sat there calmly waiting for it's oppotunity to strike until she picked it up and tried to take a bite and then BAM....it exploded like a firecracker right in front of her mouth.
Poor Alex was too shocked and embarrased to admit or even register the pain at first. Of course Arnold and I made jokes about the perils of eggs for some time after that and Alex was quite cross with us. After dinner when I was resting on my bed she came in and her poor lips were all swollen up. I had her take Tylenol, put ice on it, and eat ice cream and I she felt much better. Who'd have guess that an egg could be used as a deadly weapon? Someone should alert the TSA and make sure they don't let people carry eggs on airplanes anymore.