Bojangles

Despite the old stereotype of Japan being a futuristic nation that produces the technology of tomorrow, a lot of it’s institutions are still using very outdated technology.

Fax is still very actively used

Bird flu? Yeah, they tend to do that?

Birn too late to joins Westerners fighting a proxy war in Korea

Born too early to join Africans fight a proxy war in Antarctica

Born just in time to join Koreans fight a proxy war in the West

The word EmuDeck made me do a double take

Do you sometimes or occasionally go to a store? If yes then great. Simple deposit the empty bottle into the bag you take to the store and you’re dandy!

That is a simple trick only millions of people are performing every day

The Maillard reaction is different from caramelization

Caramelization may sometimes cause browning in the same foods in which the Maillard reaction occurs, but the two processes are distinct. They are both promoted by heating, but the Maillard reaction involves amino acids, whereas caramelization is the pyrolysis of certain sugars.

It feels like one of those tools almost all of the population would never even see, but for one very specific niche it’s extremely invaluable

I’ve recently had a similar discussion on why orange ice cream isn’t that popular, but exists in form of water ice

Our conclusion was that acidic flavors, like orange and apple just aren’t good combined with cream, instead being better served as a sorbet

But he did have two sisters, which makes this post a lot weirder

Ah, the author of many functaftian horror stories

Not just math but actual maths

That’s like math^2

I hate it when the Bluetooth gets caught on the door handle and rips my blue tooth out

Voices from the Past recently did a video of Japanese first encounter with Europeans

How else do you think gloves are made?

Unfortunately only in culinary terms, as neither vanilla nor coffee beans are true beans

Can’t make an omelette without breaking a few skulls

SMH my head, if not even Wild Wild West is historically accurate, then who can we even trust anymore?

Autoerotic asphyxiation

TL: “Fire on the Highfield-music festival Ferris wheel in flames”