Comments on: Two M&Ms enter, one M&M leaves http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:43:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DGKnipfer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-2/#comment-132386 DGKnipfer Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:41:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-132386 @ James, I know exactly what I'm looking for when I rotate my burger around. I'm looking for the side that the burger is protruding from the bun the most (if at all). That way as I eat and the insides of the burger squish to the other side of the bun I'm not pushing everything out of the bun. @ James,

I know exactly what I’m looking for when I rotate my burger around. I’m looking for the side that the burger is protruding from the bun the most (if at all). That way as I eat and the insides of the burger squish to the other side of the bun I’m not pushing everything out of the bun.

]]> By: Na http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-2/#comment-131566 Na Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:39:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131566 I eat handfuls of m&m's with jelly lollies (ie. snakes, jelly babies, etc). For some reason the combination is really good. I usually follow the handfuls with a nice big glass of milk. I eat handfuls of m&m’s with jelly lollies (ie. snakes, jelly babies, etc). For some reason the combination is really good. I usually follow the handfuls with a nice big glass of milk.

]]> By: Darth Curt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-131445 Darth Curt Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:25:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131445 Smarties in the States are Rockets in Canada. And being Canadian I feel obliged to prefer Smarties over M&M's... but me likely the M&M's better. I like to eat them in a bowl full of milk... or as a topping to Fruit Loops. You may all go throw up now. Smarties in the States are Rockets in Canada. And being Canadian I feel obliged to prefer Smarties over M&M’s… but me likely the M&M’s better. I like to eat them in a bowl full of milk… or as a topping to Fruit Loops. You may all go throw up now.

]]> By: JSug http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-131426 JSug Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:30:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131426 @Sir Struggle: If you put a thin layer of mayonnaise, butter, or melted cheese on the bottom bun of your burger, the fats will act as a moisture barrier. This should inhibit sogification long enough for you to finish your tasty burger without the need to turn it upside down. I prefer mayo, as it mixes with the juices from the meat to make a delicious sauce. @Sir Struggle:

If you put a thin layer of mayonnaise, butter, or melted cheese on the bottom bun of your burger, the fats will act as a moisture barrier. This should inhibit sogification long enough for you to finish your tasty burger without the need to turn it upside down. I prefer mayo, as it mixes with the juices from the meat to make a delicious sauce.

]]> By: JSug http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-131419 JSug Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:21:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131419 That M&Ms thing is old. I remember first seeing that essay in the mid 90s on a usenet humor group. That M&Ms thing is old. I remember first seeing that essay in the mid 90s on a usenet humor group.

]]> By: MarkH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-131352 MarkH Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:00:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131352 I can still remember the first time our family had a fresh crab diner. By fresh I mean we went out and caught the crabs that day. My mom was tasked with cooking the still live crabs. While it was, I'm sure, traumatic for her, I can still hear my dad and uncle laughing that my mom was practicaly standing on the pot to keep the crabs in. She won't cook fresh crab or lobster to this day. :) I can still remember the first time our family had a fresh crab diner. By fresh I mean we went out and caught the crabs that day. My mom was tasked with cooking the still live crabs. While it was, I’m sure, traumatic for her, I can still hear my dad and uncle laughing that my mom was practicaly standing on the pot to keep the crabs in.

She won’t cook fresh crab or lobster to this day. :)

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-131277 Grand Lunar Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:09:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/03/two-mms-enter-one-mm-leaves/#comment-131277 Ever eaten crab legs, Phil? There's a workout! Ever eaten crab legs, Phil?

There’s a workout!

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