Do you think it is easy to break an egg? The answer to that depends on how you try to break it. If you hold an egg between your palms along the long axis and push your palms inwards, you will find that the egg will not break. However if you hold an egg between your palms about the short axis and push your palms inwards, you will find that the egg will break. The ellipsoidal structure of the egg makes its much stronger and less likely to break about the long axis.