That's so much harder than it needs to be.
Take the egg out of hot water, set it in a bowl of icewater. Go check your email or something. In a few minutes, the egg will be cool and will have unstuck itself from the inside of the shell.
One quick crack against the countertop, then squeeze the egg, rolling it around in your hand, until the shell is all crushed, then keep gently squeezing until it opens and you can peel it off the egg in one piece. Takes me about 10 seconds.
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