I bet Peter C. of Madison also wonders how they get the chocolate inside M&Ms. :rolleyes:
Little tiny hypodermic (or hypocandy-coating) needles!
Well, to hijack this back onto the topic, here’s a video of a small canning system at work:
http://raven.lexi.net/asxgen/cask.com/Canning_Micros_USA_high.wmv.asx
I could have sworn her name was Rosie Palmer.
I’m not aware of any answer that’s just “no”, so this is probably the record.
Every column, as far as I know, is about the same length (800 words, give or take). When you see a short question and answer in the archives it usually means it was originally part of a column that tackled several topics. Another part is of the 12 August 1988 column is Is nutmeg hallucinogenic?
The shortest response I remember is one I can’t find online. It’s from page 3 of The Staight Dope. The question and answer in full are
Wasted nine minutes looking for that damn thing. How did you find it?
Waste is such a messy word.
I, for one, appreciate the effort!
I searched the archive for the word “tongues”. It was the first hit. How were you trying to find it?
Which Archive? I used the one linked, changed settings to all and got nothing.
On a related note (related to canning that is), how do they get the bubble into a level??
The same way they get the straw into a strawberry.
The question is how do they get it out.
Actually, i’ll bet instead of buying injecting machines accurate to the hundredth of a milliliter, it’s probably easier to just fill it to the top, cut off any protruding surface tension (since all will have it to some degree), and cap it with something that’s not going to be exactly flush. This ought to turn out pretty consistent. Most steps are the same, but instead of exact nozzles you just take a swipe with an edge. (actually, the swiping, if done quickly, ought to leave an air bubble behind iteslf). At least, that’s how I would do it.
Hm, I just tried both of the search forms on the Straight Dope Archive Page, and both of them work fine. All I can figure is that bibliophage and SIXSwordS maybe misspelled “tongues”? The U goes after the G.
:smack:
So, you’re saying that if i took apart a level i would find a cap on one end of the tube? Not a solid, intact tube?
Although, come to think the tubes probably are made of plastic these days, but what about when they were made of glass?
… …
Ok, i’m going to go have a look at a level now, before i start asking more questions…
Ok. I found a level in my basement, and fortunately it was one that was designed to have each of it’s three separate level mechanisms removed and replaced in different sections, so i didn’t even have to break it.
Clearly, they were each made of plastic, and it was also clear to see that one side of each was solid and on side had been bound after the addition of the liquid, presumably through heat or epoxy or some other method.
Now, that gives me a strong enough answer to give to my friend regarding the argument we were having over this, which led to me asking the question in this thread in the first place.
However, I’d still have to wonder how they got the bubble into a GLASS level. Were there even glass levels? How old are levels? What was used before levels? …
…and endless other pointless questions on the subject of levels.
I can make two recommendations.
Since the topic of this thread-- lame as it is-- is the length of the column, start a new thread in GQ where some of the knowledgable folk can help.
Also, maybe do some personal investigation into the matter of how they get beer out of the cans. 