It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered
death, rather than submit to break their
eggs at the smaller end. Hyperbole or irony explanation

Is there really anything to explain here?

Explanation:

I think its irony because the meaning of the test is that people were fighting over and making a big fuss over something small like "to break their

eggs at the smaller end." this is ironic since people are not usually willing to give their life for something this small

answer; the best answers are almost simultaneously and overlapping one another

your question is incomplete,