The physics of — and a recipe for making — Murphy’s toast

TheIgNobelCookbook_Cover_250wIg Nobel Prize winner Robert Matthews devised a recipe for making a culinary delight: Murphy’s Toast. The recipe is included in the new book The Ig Nobel Cookbook, volume 1.

In this video, Matthews demonstrates his prize-winning achievement: explaining why buttered toast so often falls on the buttered side.

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