Comments on: Science-themed cookies for all your holiday baking needs http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660747 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660747 Agar agar <i>is</i> principally a foodstuff. I made desserts with it when I was a vegetarian. Agar agar is principally a foodstuff. I made desserts with it when I was a vegetarian.

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660582 Jonathan Badger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660582 The Petri cookies are cute. Although technically, agar is edible -- apparently the Japanese eat flavored agar much like the West eats flavored gelatin -- you could imagine a Petri dish treat that used real agar instead of cookie dough... The Petri cookies are cute. Although technically, agar is edible — apparently the Japanese eat flavored agar much like the West eats flavored gelatin — you could imagine a Petri dish treat that used real agar instead of cookie dough…

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660612 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660612 Those petri dish cookies are actually an interesting abstract design, until you realize what they represent. Yeah sure, "agar is [technically] edible", but do want to eat whatever is growing on it? Ewwwwww. Those petri dish cookies are actually an interesting abstract design, until you realize what they represent. Yeah sure, “agar is [technically] edible”, but do want to eat whatever is growing on it? Ewwwwww.

]]> By: Gloria http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660674 Gloria Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660674 Ditto the weird Petri grossness. Other than that, she is the perfect woman. Ditto the weird Petri grossness.

Other than that, she is the perfect woman.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660706 pjcamp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660706 I'm a scientist (though not made of gingerbread) and I've never worn a white coat in my life. This is what physicians wear to make themselves look like real doctors. I’m a scientist (though not made of gingerbread) and I’ve never worn a white coat in my life.

This is what physicians wear to make themselves look like real doctors.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660708 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660708 The petri cookies are a cute idea, but every time I look at a representation of a petri dish, I can smell a combination of agar and fetal bovine serum that's been steaming in a body-temperature bath for days--and it's been oven ten years since that experience. DO NOT WANT. The petri cookies are a cute idea, but every time I look at a representation of a petri dish, I can smell a combination of agar and fetal bovine serum that’s been steaming in a body-temperature bath for days–and it’s been oven ten years since that experience. DO NOT WANT.

]]> By: GuidoDavid http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660718 GuidoDavid Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660718 Major yuck moment. When I saw the cookie, I went "grghuuuuughoooooarg". I'd eat it, but my visceral reaction was THAT'S NOT A COOKIE, IT STINKS AND IS DANGEROUS!!!1! Major yuck moment. When I saw the cookie, I went “grghuuuuughoooooarg”. I’d eat it, but my visceral reaction was THAT’S NOT A COOKIE, IT STINKS AND IS DANGEROUS!!!1!

]]> By: poshhonky http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-661742 poshhonky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-661742 Yes! Those plates are awesome. How about some clones with blue and white colonies? Yes! Those plates are awesome. How about some clones with blue and white colonies?

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2009/12/09/science-themed-cooki.html#comment-660730 Snig Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-660730 Agree on yuck vs. coolness. I could never eat anything in/from lab. One of the professors used to use salt from lab for her popcorn, and even though it was likely purer than the anything from the grocery (though it did not supply iodine, a necessary nutrient) the wrongness was perturbing. You could also do "chocolate agar" cookies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_agar mmmm, lysed sheep blood cells.... Agree on yuck vs. coolness.
I could never eat anything in/from lab. One of the professors used to use salt from lab for her popcorn, and even though it was likely purer than the anything from the grocery (though it did not supply iodine, a necessary nutrient) the wrongness was perturbing.

You could also do “chocolate agar” cookies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_agar
mmmm, lysed sheep blood cells….

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