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A Shoutout to All my Peeps

Posted by michael on from the nice-title dept.

cpfeifer writes "The Washington Post bring us this fluffy piece the details the history of the sickeningly sweet marshmallow peep and marshmallow in general. The fact that these things have tons of little air bubbles in them explains why they are so entertaining when you microwave them."

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  1. Johnny by cjpez · · Score: 2
    Did anyone here notice the little bit in Jhonen Vasquez' comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac between the panels in one of the issues that features a little marshmallow peep saying, "I am a marshmallow peep?"

    That was a great scene.

    Or was it Squee? Whichever. Classic in either case.

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  2. The best way to eat 'em by Chelloveck · · Score: 2

    Peeps in chocolate fondue. Mmmmm...

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  3. Peep research by meridoc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Check out an experiment (originally through Emory University) here.

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    1. Re:Peep research by TheGreenLantern · · Score: 2

      They experiment on bunnies rather than 'peeps', but this page is a lot better.

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  4. Peep show.... by Blob+Pet · · Score: 2, Funny

    and he talks about watching the marshmallow through the small window of your microwave....what a perv.

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  5. Stale AND Frozen!! by The+Iconoclast · · Score: 2

    I like stale and frozen. Flash frozen to be precise! In LIQUID NITROGEN!!! YEAH!!

    It livens up the flavour of the stale peep and gets them shockingly cold. So cold that when you put a bit of peep in your mouth (not a whole one or you'll burn yourself) you can breathe out "smoke"!! It ROCKS!!!

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  6. Lucky Charms by DA-MAN · · Score: 2, Funny

    These experiments don't work quite the same with those things they call Marshmallows in Lucky Charms....what's up with that????

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  7. Re:Air bubbles? by NaturePhotog · · Score: 2
    You're both wrong. From the article itself:
    In the interior of the marshmallow, the microwaves' energy converts water into steam, which first puffs up the marshmallow and then, when the gelatin's elasticity limit is exceeded, breaks its way out though a hole it punches in the top.
    Air bubbles may affect this process, but ultimately it's because of the water trapped in the marshmallow.
  8. He didnt mention, by Veramocor · · Score: 2, Funny

    He didn't mention the effect of shooting unlicensed particle accelerators (Proton Pack) at a giant walking marshmallow man sent to destory humanity.

    Remember crossing the beams, is bad, except in this one case.

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  9. Re:Another thing left unmentioned... by SVDave · · Score: 2

    In addition to the very famous peeps, the company also produces marshmallow bunnies. The bunnies are pretty much the same, but shaped like two-dimensional rabbits.

    In other words, marshmallow road kill.