Swans on Tea

Tim Allen has apparently rewired somebody’s toaster
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Another video, reminiscent of the viral popcorn-popped-with-a-cellphone video I discussed a while back
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And, in fact one of the response videos is with popcorn
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Also one involving toast
Objections: One is electrostatic. Matt has [...]

Why taste is as regional as dialect
Prof Taylor said: “Taste is determined by our genetic make-up and influenced by our upbringing and experience with flavours.
“Just as with spoken dialects, where accent is placed on different syllables and vowel formations, people from different regions have developed enhanced sensitivities to certain taste sensations and seek foods [...]

Fast Food Apple Pies and Why Netbooks Suck
I have no horse in this race, or a smartphone for that matter, but any explanation of “the zone of suck” using fast-food apple pies is worthwhile reading, IMO.
Monarch Burger went to the trouble of making their apple pie look like a slice of homemade apple pie. While [...]

instructables: Gummi Bear Surgery
NOTE: This Instructable contains graphic images of Gummi Bear surgeries.

Towards a grand unification of cutlery
It’s got a Venn diagram, so it must be science-y.
Also, there’s the natural bar graph and spaghettieis

3-D Sheep Animal Crackers

I’m off to DAMOP. I’ve got a few posts in the queue, but other than that I’m probably diving deep and going silent until next week.
In the meantime, have some Jell-o shots. (1000 fps)
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Bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover
I never needed to have a hangover as an excuse for a bacon sandwich. Bacon on toast is one way of undoing the damage of overcooked, super-crispy bacon (I prefer bacon that can’t be snapped in half like a dry twig)

Many unaware of alcohol calories
Pint of cider = Beans on toast = 200 Calories
“British cuisine” is an oxymoron
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Constructing a bacon-plasma torch which can cut through steel. Ok, thin steel, but geez!
Bacon: the Other White Heat
And, to balance the diet,
A cucumber makes an even better edible thermal-lance housing, since its outer rind contains the pressure of the very hot flame without burning up