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Wanna gas which beers have balls?

Nitrogen and CO2.  Pressure and solubility. Nucleation and bubbles. And why some beer cans have a beer can widget in them.a beer can widget can give a creamier and thicker head Continue reading…

A cut above the rest.

Precision. Plastics. Usability. And how a pair of scissors’ design made it a kitchen staple.

 

A pair of scissors and thyme on table close-up

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“Et tu, Brute force?” Scissors asked.

Force. Mechanical advantage. Friction. And how scissors cut through food as a lever.

 

scissors class-1 lever Continue reading…

Come by and sashimi sometime before I go under the knife?

Area. Force. Pressure. And the sharp secrets of the yanagi-ba.

 

yanagi-ba - Fresh Salmon Sashimi with Sashimi Knife.

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It’s my pressure to keep you cold.

Pressure. Temperature. Boiling points. And how the refrigerator goes full throttle.

 

pressure in refrigeration cycles keeps popsicles cool

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How to be a crack at roasting coffee.

Steam. Pressure. Sound. And how to go from cool beans to hot stuff when roasting coffee.

 

Roasting coffee - A collage of coffee beans showing various stages of roasting from raw through to Italian roast

 

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Popcorn-fession: We are actually acrobats.

Thickness. Starch. Mechanics. And why popcorn kernels pop and hop when heated.

popcorn - why they pop and hop

 

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Hard-pressed to give more.

Pressure. Temperature. Micro-organisms. And why cold pressed juices are cold pressed.

 

cold pressed juices Continue reading…

Screwed.

Friction. Force. Pressure. And why corkscrews have worms.

corkscrew with worm - examples Continue reading…

Why sodalicious?

Pressure. Solubility. Temperature. And why soft drinks make you tingly.

Woman Drinking Ice Cold Soda and Feeling Tingly

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