2/1/2005: M&Ms sorter - Page 2

Undertoad · 02-01-2005, 05:00 PM

Oh, that's even worse!

richlevy · 02-01-2005, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I shun them not because they are blue, but because they are actually tan and have gone bad.

Sordid details here.

Just a question, Wolf. At the hospital where you 'work', which side of the door do you stay on, the one with the lock or without.

Kidding.

P.S. Info on the Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus)

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2005, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I shun them not because they are blue, but because they are actually tan and have gone bad.

Sordid details here.

Couldn't you just peel them?

garnet · 02-01-2005, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Lac beetle juice maybe not in M&Ms, but definitely in Junior Mints:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html

That's fucked up. Couldn't they at least come up with some sort of chemical to do the job?

ukamikanasi · 02-02-2005, 12:32 AM

More about lac beetles and shellac here:
http://www.woodworking.com/articles/...fa=show&id=914

Fascinating. Probably healthier than an artifical ingredient anyway.

Trilby · 02-02-2005, 07:05 AM

Lac beetle juice

!!!!!!

404Error · 02-02-2005, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Couldn't you just peel them?

But then they would melt in your hand, not in your mouth.

floki · 02-02-2005, 09:11 AM

Unfortunately not by me:

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.

Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.

Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.

There can be only one.

wolf · 02-02-2005, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Wolf - You might also want to avoid the red ones. The red coloring is made from squished bugs.

When the red ones were out of the mix because of the red dye #2 scare (which was never in M&Ms to begin with) I stopped eating them altogether.

And I haven't bought a box of Crayolas since the color deletion scandal.

02-02-2005, 07:05 AM	#21
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Lac beetle juice !!!!!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-02-2005, 09:11 AM	#23
floki slacking Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 31	M&M Evolution Unfortunately not by me: Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round. I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world. Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment. When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes." This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion. There can be only one.

02-01-2005, 05:00 PM	#16
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh, that's even worse!

02-02-2005, 12:32 AM	#20
ukamikanasi Complex Simpleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 18	More about lac beetles and shellac here: http://www.woodworking.com/articles/...fa=show&id=914 Fascinating. Probably healthier than an artifical ingredient anyway.

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