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Chemical Disaster
On Monday, my group was supposed to do a project for our school PPSMI(Science Week). The project was initially about Neutralisation(a chemical reaction) of Acid and Alkali substances in a metal bottle on a car to form Carbon Dioxide and Salt that built up pressure high enough to move the car forward. We had trouble putting the baking soda powder(Alkali) inside the bottle, because it will make a mess if we put it too quickly or the reaction will lose Carbon Dioxide if we put it too slow.
Therefore with much failure, we decide to wrap the baking soda in tissue paper as a capsule to postpone the reaction… But the nozzle for the gas to escape it block by the tissue paper and eventually the front end broke off!
In the eleventh hour, we change the project to pressurized water car. What a waste!
Space Food in America
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“I will punch you in the goddamn face if you besmirch Astronaut Ice Cream.”
While Russia may have been the first country to stick their dirty, probably frostbitten, grubby little fingers into the great pool of outer space, but America was the country that blindly cannonballed in there as we made it our bitch. Take that, comrades, how’s never going to the moon feel? Pretty shitty, huh?
While we might only now be finally catching up to the American dream of drinking a beer in space, we realized pretty early on in the game that it was important for us to feed our astronauts. So, of course, Americans have spent decades researching and determining what a select few can eat when they are floating in a tin can far above the world. Yes, this mental energy could have been spent on trivial things…
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Wherein AFFotD Addresses the Concerns of Foreign Nations Regarding American Cuisine, Ultimately Deciding That These Foreigners Are Mistaken in Their Foolish Views
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“That’s not stupid, YOU’RE stupid.”
~AFFotD Food Critic, John Goodman
We are willing to cede that America isn’t responsible for all of the delicious food available to us, but since we’re stubborn (because, you know, America) we will add the caveat that every delicious food made by other countries has invariably been improved by American tinkering. Yes, Italy gave us pasta, but we gave them fried ravioli. China gave us Chinese food, but we removed the dog from it. French food can go to hell. You hear us, France? YOUR FOOD CAN GO TO HELL!
Yet, despite the ability of many countries to make food that is deemed acceptable for American consumption (except for England. Good God, you Limeys, try inventing a food dish not centered around animal intestines) there are foods out there that are thoroughly terrifying and disgusting. We’re talking food like ant eggs, boiled sheep head
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Cantonese Roast Duck
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- One 4 1/2 lb (2 kg) oven-ready duckling
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons maltose or honey
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring (optional0
- about 1/2 pint (280 ml) warm water
- For the Stuffing:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped spring onion
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger root
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
- 1 tablespoon yellow bean sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
Preparation:
Clean the duck well. Remove the wing tips and the lumps of fat from inside the vent. Blanch in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes, remove and dry well, then rub the duck with salt and tie the neck tightly with string.Make the stuffing by heating the oil in a saucepan, add all the ingredients, bring to the boil and blend well. Pour the mixture into the cavity of the duck and sew it up securely.
Dissolve the maltose or honey with vinegar and red food coloring (if using) in warm water, brush it all over the duck – give it several coatings, then hang the duck up (head down) with an S-shaped hook to dry in an airy and cool place for at least 4 – 5 hours.
To cook: preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. (200 degrees C./Gas 6). Hang the duck head down on the top rack, and place a tray of boiling water at the bottom of the oven. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. (180 degrees C., Gas 4) after 25 minutes or so, and cook for a further 30 minutes, basting with the remaining coating mixture once or twice.
To serve: let the duck cool down a little, then remove the string and pour out the liquid stuffing to be used as gravy. Chop the duck into bite-sized pieces, then serve hot or cold with the gravy poured over it. This is the image of a roasted duck…
2012 top-notch action games
In this new year, there are many games we nerds are looking up to… We waited the game developers to come out our favourite action games in these past years for a dramatic and packed-full-of-adrenaline sequels and prequels. I set up a poll for you guys to vote for your most anticipated game for the year!
A Nutella, Double Chocolate & Banana Tart for the Annual World Nutella Day. Be still my heart! Has there ever been a happier, more delicious convergence of ingredients? I think not, though perhaps adding a little peanut butter into the mix would have made it even more enticing… if that is possible. That’s right, today February 5th is World Nutella Day. This celebration of all things Nutella was started in 2007 by Sara at Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle at Bleeding Espresso as a day to celebrate, get creative with and most importantly, to EAT Nutella.
I absolutely love Nutella. Just spreading it on toast is a joy, not to mention just eating it straight out of the jar. Yup, I might do that from time to time. I participated in World Nutella Day last year with my Nutella & Banana filled Peanut Butter Ebelskivers. ( See..I got…
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Starbucks and Ice-cream
Starbucks Coffee… why are they so damn delicious and at the same time so freaking expensive? It’s because of their international imported beans that some are very rare across the globe, Coffee Regions of the World:
Most of the world’s coffee is grown between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, on plantations in Africa and Arabia, Latin America and on Pacific islands.
Because each of these regions has different soils, climates and cultivation methods, the coffees they produce vary greatly by taste.
Geography is a flavour™ You can tell a lot about your favorite coffee if you know where it was grown. The three growing regions below represent the source of all Arabica coffee beans, each one producing its own distinct flavor profile.
Here’s a link to their homepage in Malaysia, Click here to find out more!
Next, I’ll talk about Häagen-Dazs, the closest to paradise you ever tasted for an ice-cream!! Blogging about it makes me drool!
The history behind Häagen-Dazs:
It’s the world’s first super-premium ice cream, introduced in 1961. That’s when lifelong ice cream entrepreneur Reuben Mattus (who 40 years earlier helped his mother sell fruit ice pops on the streets of New York City) began selling Häagen-Dazs Chocolate, Coffee and Vanilla ice cream in pint-sized containers throughout New York City. For decades, he experimented, tested and ultimately perfected the world’s finest ice cream.
To find out more about the famous premium ice-cream brand, click here!
If you think that’s about it, wait a minute! There’s more for my next blog so stay tuned folks!!
12 more days to Feb 14(Valentine)!!
Love~ my mom had explain this to me that love is unpredictable and therefore blind, you never know who’s your true soul mate… Like fishes in the ocean, the choices
are vast! In my childhood, a female friend of mine really believe in cupids and forever happy ending with her soon to be prince charming… Wait a sec, I wonder how she’s doing now? Oh well, I’m celebrating this Valentine’s Day alone… 😦 Well here’s the link for those who wanted to get lucky! http://www.feb14.com/
Dogs: Man’s Best Friend, Nature’s Best Frisbee Hunter
Nice to know this kind of stuff…
“Dogs make the most loyal of pets and the most ruthless killers of Nazis.”
~General George S. Patton [citation needed]
Easy question time- what is man’s best friend? If you answered “The darkness” then get the fuck out of here Rembrant, how the hell did you get out of your restraints? If you answered “My cat can spell out words using spaghetti-o’s” then we’ve been meaning to tell you, local ordinances says you’re not allowed to have 15 cats in your apartment. You’re not. What the hell would you do with 15 cats unless you were forming an army to fight laser beams and pieces of yarn? Guys, come on, the answer is dog. That’s rookie. It’s written on a plaque on the moon and everything [citation needed].
Okay, so we’re going to be honest here. You’ve probably heard about how Wikipedia has gone dark to protest SOPA/PIPA. …
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