“Outside the academy, the paper [“The Role of Auditory Cues in Modulating the Perceived Crispness and Staleness of Potato Chips“] failed to generate any interest until 2008, when its authors were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for Nutrition. The Ig Nobels are intended to “honor achievements that make people laugh, and then think,” but media […]
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A Gastropod taste and listen to electro-acoustical modified Pringles-crunching
The Gastropod podcast (perhaps the most delicious of all podcasts) tastes the taste-and-sound experimental research of 2008 Ig Nobel Prize winner Charles Spence. Here’s a snippet, in print form: “Food and drink are among life’s most multisensory experiences,” Spence pointed out, so it’s perhaps hardly surprising that it occurred to him that the parchment skin illusion might […]
Experiment: When Annistonians Eat Pringles With—or Without—Olestra
Add this to to list of experiments to see what happens when people eat Pringles with or without Olestra. Rejoice, if you like, in the news that the lead scientist is at the University of Cincinnati, in the same city as the company that invented both Pringles and Olestra: “Reduction of the Body Burden of […]
Pringles technical intrigue in South Africa
Following on the heels of (or perhaps preceding the toes of — the events timeline is a bit fuzzy) the news that a British court has clarified the legal status of Pringles comes Pringles news of a highly technical nature (provided by Bizcommunity.com) in South Africa: Promoting the ‘perfect’ chip The new campaign was developed […]
Official British ruling on Pringles
A British court has clarified the legal status of Pringles, which are sometimes regarded as being food items, and sometimes used in scientific investigations (one of which led to the awarding of an Ig Nobel Prize in 2008). Tax-News.com reports on May 26, 2009:: HM Revenue and Customs has won a legal battle with Proctor […]