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草莓 Pop-Tart 与喷灯(1994)
Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
2018 — 2024,它一次次回到首页
黑点是上首页(≥ 50 分)的那次投稿,空心点是没冲上去的投稿,点越大分数越高。
导读
这是 1994 年的经典恶搞科学实验:作者系统性地测试草莓 Pop-Tarts(果馅酥饼)在烤面包机中过热时能否喷出火焰,结果发现它们确实能喷出约十英寸的火焰。文章以一本正经的实验报告口吻写成,记录了多次试验、测量和观察,是早期互联网幽默写作的代表作。
为什么经久不衰:它代表了前点击诱饵时代互联网原创幽默的巅峰——标题吸睛但内容货真价实,三十年后重读依然好笑,也让人怀念那个认真做无意义实验的互联网精神。
HN 评论精选
调侃实验没有经过伦理审查委员会批准就进行了'人类研究'
(此时研究人员开始有些担心烤面包机的噪音会吵醒邻居并招来不必要的注意。不过我们决定,既然已经投身于这项实验,邻居们也应该为科学牺牲一些睡眠。)
andrewmg查看英文原文
> (At this point the researchers became somewhat concerned that the noise from the toaster would wake the neighbors and attract undue attention. However, we decided that we were already committed to the experiment and that the neighbors would be able to sacrifice some sleep in the name of science.) Problematic to conduct human research without any noted IRB approval.
佐证果馅酥饼过热确实会产生大量烟雾,真实事件印证了文章的实验
90年代中期,办公室有人把果馅酥饼放进微波炉,时间多输了一位数,然后走回座位。整栋七层大楼被疏散,消防队也来了,因为烟雾太大,所有人都以为楼本身着火了。
kloch查看英文原文
In the mid 1990's someone in my office put pop tarts in the microwave and mis-typed the time by an extra digit or something and walked back to his desk. The entire 7 story building was evacuated and the fire department called because of the smoke. There was so much smoke everyone thought the building itself was on fire.
延伸指出食物能量密度高,可以用来做其他'燃烧实验'
食物中蕴含的能量惊人得高。用意面或培根之类的材料也能制作热切割枪。
audozeawayy查看英文原文
There is a surprising amount of energy in food. It's also possible to make a thermic lance using materials such as spaghetti or bacon: https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/thermic-lance-made-from-spaghetti/
怀念前点击诱饵时代的互联网写作风格
这是'点击诱饵'尚未被发明的年代众多有趣文章之一(虽然标题本身也挺吸引人)。我可以想象如果这篇文章写于今天会是什么样子。
userbinator查看英文原文
One of many interesting articles from a time when "clickbait" had not been invented (although the title is itself somewhat attractive.) I can certainly imagine what it would look like if this article were written today. Last Updated: 2G August 1994 For a second I thought that was a 6, but it's actually a G. I wonder if there's any significance to that?
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