archiemcphee:

What could possibly be better than a pile of LEGOs, each tiny piece so full of potential? How about LEGO bricks made of mouthwatering chocolate? Yep, that’ll do it. These awesome, completely functional and 100% edible Chocolate LEGO bricks are the work of Japanese illustrator and designer Akihiro Mizuuchi.

The bricks are made by pouring melted chocolate into precisely designed molds. After the chocolate has cooled, the edible LEGOs can be popped out of the molds and used just like regular LEGO bricks. That is, until you’re overcome by the urge to start eating them.

Now we’re one step closer to living in a Land of Chocolate.

[via Colossal]


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#chocolate #food #Lego #neat #I’d be worried about melting though #Legos spend a lot of time in contact with human hands

chikaderp:

wildunicornherd:

thinksquad:

Here is a Science fair project presented by a girl in a secondary school in Sussex . In it she took filtered water and divided it into two parts. The first part she heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated to boiling in a microwave. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. She was thinking that the structure or energy of the water may be compromised by microwave. As it turned out, even she was amazed at the difference, after the experiment which was repeated by her class mates a number of times and had the same result.

It has been known for some years that the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, it’s how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not recognize it.

Microwaves don’t work different ways on different substances. Whatever you put into the microwave suffers the same destructive process. Microwaves agitate the molecules to move faster and faster. This movement causes friction which denatures the original make-up of the substance. It results in destroyed vitamins, minerals, proteins and generates the new stuff called radiolytic compounds, things that are not found in nature.

So the body wraps it in fat cells to protect itself from the dead food or it eliminates it fast. Think of all the Mothers heating up milk in these ‘Safe’ appliances. What about the nurse in Canada that warmed up blood for a transfusion patient and accidentally killed him when the blood went in dead. But the makers say it’s safe. But proof is in the pictures of living plants dying!

NO, YOU PIG-IGNORANT ASSWIPES.

SOME KID’S CLASS PROJECT IS NOT REAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. YOU’VE HEARD OF “DOUBLE BLIND”, RIGHT? CALL ME WHEN IT’S PUBLISHED IN NATURE.

the structure or energy of the water

what the fuck does that even mean you realize that a water molecule is made up of three fucking atoms and if you rearrange it it isn’t water anymore and you would fucking notice

the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about

Here is a handy diagram I drew of all the different types of radiation:

Electromagnetic Spectrum Cheat Sheet (oh noes microwaves)

Microwaves != nuclear reactors, so calm your tits.

it’s how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not recognize it

…do you understand what DNA is and how eating works? DNA is a jumble of protein in the middle of each cell and it tells the cells in that particular organism how to make more cells. Your body does not care about whether your food has any DNA in it or not. The chemicals it cares about are things like vitamins and sugars, as well as inorganic shit like salt.

(You can denature DNA by heating it or using chemicals like urea. It is like what happens when you fry an egg, which is basically a big glob of protein—the strands break apart and it looks like tiny white strings. Very cool.)

Microwaves agitate the molecules to move faster and faster.

I…just…that is the fucking definition of heat, whether you’re heating something over a flame or in a microwave or using the Sun. The difference is that microwaves mostly affect the water molecules in your food and they don’t need to use as much heat. Water boils at 100°C, which is just about as hot as water can get before it just turns into steam; but that’s like the lowest setting on your oven. Oven- or stove-cooked food tastes different partly because it uses higher temperatures and partly because heat is transferred in a different way.

This movement causes friction

That’s not what friction is.

It results in destroyed vitamins, minerals, proteins and generates the new stuff called radiolytic compounds, things that are not found in nature.

Let’s take these one at a time.

  • Vitamins are classified as water-soluble or fat-soluble. So cooking things in water will dissolve the water-soluble vitamins (C and all the B’s). Just plain heat doesn’t do that, so microwaving veggies—which keeps the water in—is actually a healthier option.
  • Proteins: Breaking the chemical bonds in proteins (denaturing) is a part of any cooking. However, denatured protein is still nutritious—that’s why you can meet your protein intake with foods like fried eggs and baked chicken.
  • Minerals are just chemical elements, like off the periodic table—sodium, iron, potassium. (Vitamins and proteins are very complex combinations of elements.)

Which brings me to the “radiolytic compound” bullshit. When you talk about breaking apart, say, iron—you’re talking about breaking down the iron atoms themselves. Which is a whole lot different than breaking the bonds between atoms. It takes hella radiation. You need shit like gamma rays—the OOOH SCARY NUCULAR radiation—which we’ve already established do not come from your microwave.

things that are not found in nature

What the shit does that even mean? You all know radioactive elements occur in nature, right? In rocks and also in living cells. That’s right, you have this radioactive kind of carbon INSIDE YOU. You get it by eating those delicious plants. We can tell how long ago something died by how much of it is left.

Tons of shit that occurs naturally is horribly bad for you. And tons of shit that never existed until we cooked it up is great for you—like the chemical compounds in a lot of medications.

PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THIS SHIT ARE WHY CHILDHOOD DISEASES THAT CAUSED SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND/OR DEATH THAT WE NEARLY ERADICATED WITH VACCINES ARE NOW COMING BACK AND WHY CONSPIRACY THEORIST TWATS ARE ASKING CITY COUNCIL NOT TO FLUORIDATE THE WATER AND WHY GLOBAL WARMING WILL WRECK OUR FUCKING PLANET.

LERN 2 SCIENCE. Think before you reblog. And microwave your veggies.

This was incredibly amusing to read. Thank you so much for sciencing.


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#the power of science #yes this #(the rebuttal I mean) #also the thing about anecdotes is there are pretty much always equal and opposite anecdotes #like for example the Mythbusters did this one and their microwaved-water plant did *better* #so once you start arguinng using anecdotes you are never going to win #because there will inevitably be counterarguments that your own rules say you cannot defeat

Fun fact: they totally sell Tim Tams in Canada. Imported from Australia and everything. I found them in the cookie section of Zehrs. (Not even the exotic section, just the regular cookie section.)

They had original and dark chocolate flavours, though it’s possible you might find some of the other flavours in other stores. I wouldn’t know.

I can personally confirm that the dark chocolate ones are delicious, but since I’ve never had bought-in-Australia Tim Tams, I don’t know for sure that the exported ones taste the same as the ones sold domestically. If someone with experience in Australian snack foods could confirm this, that would be good.


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#the more you know #Canada #Australia #PSA #Tim Tams #our home and cherished land #(tagging it Canada as well to spread the word to people reading the Canada tag) #media I consumed primarily to know what all the fuss was about #well technically *food* I consumed #but my pre-established tag says ‘media’ and it’s the same idea #oh look an original post

erisender:

my birthday cake this year. based off of this text post

Ooh, a loophole for never-having-been-born curses!


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#pregnancy #birthday #removal day #about once a year #(at irregular intervals) #Mom tells the story of how her doctors pressured her into an unnecessary C-section #and she’s still mad at them for it #but to be fair if they’d waited for me to come out on my own I’d have almost certainly been a Sagittarius #and that would have gone *badly* #The Great Night Vale Fandom Assimilation of 2013 #in which Brin has a food poisoning phobia #(also my birthday would have been firmly within the Christmas season and that would suck too)

Then and Now (iv): Seating Arrangements

gloriousunderstanding:

SEASON 1

janeway: greetings gentlemen how is breakfast

harry: breakfast is fine ma’am

tom: yes thank you for asking ma’am

janeway: well have a fine meal and i’ll see you on the bridge

tom: yes captain

harry: good bye captain

harry:

harry: we should have asked her to sit with us, she looked lonely

tom: she’s the captain, if she wanted to sit with us she would’ve asked

harry: that’s a silly rule

 

SEASON 7

janeway: this is the mess hall right

tom: idk i only got here because b’elanna gave me a site to site

tom: that was some party last night

harry: anyway have a seat we saved you the window chair

janeway: why is the chair moving

harry: i think you’re a little hungover

janeway: nonsense i’m irish

tom: whose party even was that

janeway: idk can you make the chair stop moving please

harry: i still can’t believe you did six jagerbombs

tom: was it really six

harry: yeah but captain’s bathtub gin was what did everyone in

janeway: do you know how hard it is to make homebrew moonshine in a sonic shower

tom: you always go to 11 for us and we appreciate that

janeway: so what kind of godforsaken slop are they serving this morning

harry: here i already replicated you some pancakes

janeway: praise god, i’m this close to promoting you right now

harry: really??

janeway: haha no jk

tom: oh man should i call the doctor for that burn

harry:

harry: can you maybe sit somewhere else today


Tags:

#Star Trek #Voyager #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #ooh a Voyager Then and Now I haven’t seen before! #these are always hilarious

pterodactyltamer:

there was 11 slides but apparantly you can only put up 10 idk.

now you are probably properly educated on aussie cuisine. some of this shit is probs also not australian, but idgaf

I keep meaning to buy a package of Tim Tams at the local grocery store so I can know what all the fuss is about. Probably people will tell me that I can’t truly know until I’ve had Australian Tim Tams, that Canadian ones just aren’t the same, but they also said that about British vs American Cadbury and it wasn’t true. (Actually, our Tim Tams might even be imported from Australia. I’ll have to check that next time I’m at Zehrs.)

Speaking of Cadbury, I’ve had Crunchies, but I can never remember whether I like them. There are so many Cadbury products with weird names, and the vast majority of them are bad, so I generally just avoid all of them to be safe.

I saw fairy bread in a previous “look at the stuff you non-Aussies are missing out on” post, and I thought it sounded disgusting, but then I never liked sprinkles.


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#trying to decide whether to tag this #Australia #or #home girt by sea #I think I’m going to go with making my Australia tag just Australia #for one thing unlike Canada and America I have never lived there #and also let’s be real I had no idea what the Australian anthem was until just now #or if it even contained the word ‘home’ at all #(it seems generally likely that a national anthem will contain the word ‘home’) #(it’s the sort of thing they do) #(but you never know) #so yeah let’s go with Australia #tag rambles #food

Last Person That:
Slept in your bed besides you? Nobody else has ever slept in my bed. In October 2007, when I had the mattress but the rest of the loft bed hadn’t arrived yet, our dog slept on the mattress with me (and was very upset when my parents tried to make him stop).
Saw you cry?: Mom
You went to the movies with? Mom (in an unrelated incident)
You went out to dinner with? My parents and brother
You talked on the phone to? Mom
Made you laugh? Some Tumblrite

Would You Rather:
Pierce your nose or your tongue? Nose, I guess
Be serious or be funny? I dunno
Drink whole or skimmed milk? Whole
Die in a fire or drowning? I suspect drowning would be less painful, but I’d rather not find out.
Spend time with your parent(s) or enemies? Parents

Are You?:
Simple or complicated? Complicated, of course. Isn’t everyone?
Straight, gay or bisexual? A few weeks ago I was taking one of those surveys that pays you pocket change (I’m saving up for a Mass-Effect-capable laptop), and the demographic section had eleven different options for sexual orientation, with “asexual” top of the list (despite not being in alphabetical order). That was nice. Mostly they just give this “straight/gay/bi” crap, and I have to settle for “prefer not to answer”, even though I’m perfectly willing to answer if they’ll let me tell the truth.
Tall or short? Fairly short
Right handed or left handed? Right-handed
A lover of music or a lover of books? Both, but I’m capable of six-hour binges only with books.

Do You Prefer?:
Flowers or sweets? Chocolates
Grey or black? Both
Colour photos or black-and-white photos? Colour
Sunrise or sunset? Sunrise, though that might be the rarity value.
M&Ms or Skittles? M&Ms
Staying up late or waking up early? Waking up early, unless I’m expecting a particularly unpleasant schoolday. That’s why I woke up half an hour late today. (Yes, it’s Saturday, but I took Thursday off, so fair’s fair.)
Sun or moon? They’re both pretty awesome, though I do like looking up at the moon and knowing there are people’s footprints on it. Makes me feel proud to be Terran.
Winter or Autumn? Autumn
10 acquaintances or 2 best friends? Best friends sound nice. It’s been ages since I had them.
Rainy or sunny? Probably sunny
Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? Chocolate
Vodka or Jack? I’ve never had either of those, so I can’t say.

About You:
What time is it? 10:44 AM
Name? Brin
Nicknames? None online
When is your birthday? November 14 (no, I was not conceived on Valentine’s Day)
What do you want? For my computer science class to not have sprung a five-part writing assignment on me. (At least it doesn’t have a deadline beyond “get all of your coursework for the class submitted by the end of November”.)
How many kids do you want? The first three years or so (counting pregnancy) of child-raising sound extremely and near-unrelentingly unpleasant. I could maybe handle an older kid, but I’d really rather not.
What would you name a girl?: Naomi’s a nice name that doesn’t get enough use.
What would you name a boy? I haven’t thought about it.
What kind of music do you like? See this post.

Unique:
Nervous habits? I don’t know about nervous. I rub my fingertips together when I’m anticipating something.
Are you double-jointed? Don’t think so
Can you roll your tongue? Hmm…*tries* maybe a little?
Can you raise one eyebrow? Only my left one
Can you cross your eyes? Probably?

Random:
Which shoe goes on first? Right
Ever thrown something at someone? Of course
On average, how much money do you carry with you? Somewhere between $3 and $30.
What jewellery do you wear? A steel wristwatch (on my left wrist) and a hematine ace ring (on my right middle finger, of course).
Have you ever eaten Spam? …no.
Favourite ice cream? Thin Mint
How many kinds of cereal are in your cupboard? I’m not sure if we have any Cheerios at the moment. If not that, then nothing.
Can you cook?: A bit

Last:
Alcoholic beverage? A sip of grasshopper, New Year’s Eve 2012. I could have had the whole glass if I wanted, but I don’t like eating so close to bedtime, and it felt too much like eating.
Car ride?: Coming back from Buffalo Wednesday evening.
Song played? Um…*checks* “Believe Me” by Fleetwood Mac.
Person you saw? Mom, though she was asleep at the time so it might not count. But the one before that was also Mom, so I guess it doesn’t matter.


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#meme #Brin talks about herself for no particular reason