# Awesome graphic: Taking the Breath of a Wok

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 2, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920 "2011-04-02T05:59:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920/1 "2011-04-02T05:59:14Z")

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[Here](http://www.seriouseats.com/assets_c/2011/02/wok%20cutaway_1500%20pixels-142665.html).

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**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920/2 "2011-04-02T13:46:50Z")

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Neat! Is that from the amazingly expensive gastronomy set that was recently published? I heard them talking about cutting stuff in half to photograph it.

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**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920/3 "2011-04-02T14:14:52Z")

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it looks like a smiling noodle monster, with two shrimp eyes.

Anyone else see that?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920/4 "2011-04-02T19:21:53Z")

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> it looks like a smiling noodle monster, with two shrimp eyes.

Have you been touched by His noodly appendage?

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-graphic-taking-the-breath-of-a-wok/576920/5 "2011-04-02T20:48:09Z")

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> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#):
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> Neat! Is that from the amazingly expensive gastronomy set that was recently published? I heard them talking about cutting stuff in half to photograph it.

Yes, the book is _Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking_ and the linked picture is from its [website](http://modernistcuisine.com/).