First cam diamonds from peanut butter, in Scotland, in 2007. Then came diamonds from tequila, in Mexico, in 2008. Now, in 2014, come diamonds from peanut butter, in Germany. (Thanks to Roger Highfield for alerting us to the German peanut butter.) BONUS (not necessarily related): The effect of peanut butter on the rotation of the earth UPDATE […]
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The Creation of the World’s First Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
An experiment done partly in jest produces intriguing data: “The Creation of the World’s First Peanut Butter and Jellyfish,” P. Zelda Montoya and Barrett L. Christie, Drum and Croaker, vol. 45, January 2014, pp. 14-18. The authors, at the The Dallas Zoo and Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park, report: “The use of novel feed items […]
A Quick Peanut Butter Test for Alzheimer’s Disease
Peanut butter again tempts researchers who seek medical insight: “A brief olfactory test for Alzheimer’s disease,” Jennifer J. Stamps, Linda M. Bartoshuk, Kenneth M. Heilman, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, vol. 333, 2013, pp. 19–24. (Thanks to investigator Holly Brothers for bringing this to our attention.) The authors, at the University of Florida, explain: “Methods. […]