Place the egg on the surface wide end down. Hold the egg between the tips of both your thumbs and index fingers so that the four fingers form a support on all sides of the egg. Feel which finger the egg is leaning against. Tilt the egg away from that finger. Continue until the egg is standing on its own.
Bumps make the difference.
List all of the ways that you tried and the results of each trial. Describe your feelings as you tried to balance the egg. Draw what it looks like and the method you found most successful.