Stumping Richard Feinman over Dinner - Literally - Galt's Gulch

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Stumping Richard Feinman over Dinner - Literally

Posted by blarman 11 years, 1 month ago to Science

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Gotta throw in a little pure science every now and then.

Watch at 1/4 MILLION FPS to finally crack the mystery that eluded Richard Feinman, Nobel Prize winning physicist: how spaghetti breaks.

SOURCE URL: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/12/29/super-fast-camera-helps-unravel-the-secret-of-why-spaghetti-shatters-the-way-it-does/

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Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 1 month ago

That's cool! And I'm envious of that camera.

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Posted by fivedollargold 11 years, 1 month ago

Feynman's biography is relatively interesting. Pun intended.

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Posted by freedomforall 11 years, 1 month ago

Thanks, blarman. Glad to have someone else with science postings ;^)

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Posted by blarman 11 years, 1 month ago

Second question: why do all the pasta shapes come in the same lengths, if for most of them you break them before cooking to get them into the pan?

A true mystery indeed... ;)

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  Posted by freedomforall 11 years, 1 month ago
  
  Maybe related to packaging display and shelf space?
  
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