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MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles
An anonymous reader writes "First we had a superhydrophobic spray that meant no dirt or sweat could stick to your clothes. Then a hydrophobic nanocoating was created for circuit boards to make them water resistant. Now MIT has gone a step further and solved one of the ongoing problems of using condiments: they've figured out how to make a food-safe superhydrophobic coating for food packaging. It means ketchup and mayonnaise will no longer be stuck to the insides of the bottle, and therefore there will no longer be any waste. What's amusing is this seems to be a happy accident. The MIT team was actually investigating slippery coatings to stop gas and oil lines clogging as well as how to stop a surface from having ice form on it. Now their lab is filled with condiments for continued testing of their food-safe version."
>I'm lucky I had another.
I don't think irreplaceable means what you think it means...
"Is it durable enough to be used on washless or "rinse-off" dishes?"
To hell with the dishes, think of the Fleshlights!
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I spin them with my arm out like a centrifuge and pretend I'm refining the ketchup. Also, woe be to he who doesn't cap the bottle all the way.
your thin skin doesn't make me a troll
True story... I used to work in a restaurant. If you've ever seen the movie cocktail, you'll get a rough idea of how I was at work: one man show. One day the cap was NOT on tightly. Poor girl never saw it coming. Blonde to redhead in .5 seconds.
Super Hydrophobalistic Condimental Bottles,
The glass inside remains so clean just like the twelve apostles,
From them ketchup flows so fast you'll need to use some throttles,
Super Hydrophobalistic Condimental Bottles!
(to the tune of...)
I'd really rather not...
Sara
Designer, Gamer, Macgrrl in an XP World
Sorry, but you're full of shit. My Uncle used to work for a company that produced gelled consumables - stuff like ketchup. He designed bottles that would avoid high adhesion at the bottom. See, it turns out that people get really annoyed when they can't get that last bit out of the bottle. Enough to switch brands, even.
Why would Heinz et al bother paying extra so their customers don't waste as much of their product [ie, so they don't return the store and buy more sooner]?
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
Because Heinz et al can't afford the loss in customers when just one of their competitors releases a "No-Waste Bottle!". Seriously, getting the last bit out of the ketchup bottle has been a 1st World Problem since the stuff was invented. All manner of "techniques" and devices have been invented; Slapping the bottle, standing it on its cap (hence the Top Down bottles not available), inserting a knife to scoop it out...
Besides, as long as you're using ketchup correctly (an additional flavour, not the only one) they're all much of a likeness. If one company makes a bottle which has no leftover bits (which also makes recycling much easier), it'll fly off the shelves like ketchup from a hydrophobic bottle.
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