Safe to leave eggs in water overnight? I want to have boiled eggs in the morning when I wake up. For this I want to use a standard rice cooker.

My plan is to add the eggs and water before going to bed, set a timer and go sleep.

Is it possible and safe to leave the eggs and water in my rice cooker until a timer starts the cooking? Will soaking the eggs overnight change their consistency or flavor? 

Note: This question asks something very similar for rice.
Go for it. Eggs in their shell are pretty sturdy. Technically, a very small amount of water will be absorbed by the eggs, but unless you weighed them, you probably won’t notice.

I do have a small caveat, though: eggs are susceptible to smells, the chalky shell is pretty permeable. So if your tap water has a lot of chlorine or other strong tasting stuff, it’s probably not a wise idea to let the eggs absorb that. The same is true if you live in an area of the world where tap water may be contaminated by bacteria. In such a case, you need to boil the water first before adding the eggs.

In short: if the water is good, no problem.