Comments on: HOWTO make a 9-layer density column http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ian McCuntis http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1554879 Ian McCuntis Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1554879 Did anyone else notice his last name is Spangler? As in Egon Spangler, of Ghostbusters fame. Did anyone else notice his last name is Spangler? As in Egon Spangler, of Ghostbusters fame.

]]> By: purple-stater http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1554788 purple-stater Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1554788 Very cool. Very cool.

]]> By: Bruce Miller http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1554670 Bruce Miller Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1554670 Used similar process in separations in a chemistry lab once upon a time! Works very well! Used similar process in separations in a chemistry lab once upon a time! Works very well!

]]> By: fergus1948 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553855 fergus1948 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553855  Talking of dangerous cocktails... This week in the UK... "Teenage girl has stomach removed after drinking liquid nitrogen cocktail while celebrating her 18th birthday." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/teenage-girl-has-stomach-removed-after-drinking-liquid-nitrogen-cocktail-while-celebrating-her-18th-birthday-8202317.html  Talking of dangerous cocktails…
This week in the UK…
“Teenage girl has stomach removed after drinking liquid nitrogen cocktail while celebrating her 18th birthday.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/teenage-girl-has-stomach-removed-after-drinking-liquid-nitrogen-cocktail-while-celebrating-her-18th-birthday-8202317.html

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553528 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553528 The AWOL - Midori, pineapple juice, vodka, 151 Rum.  Ignite. The Atomic Truffle - Crème de Cacao, Chambord*, vodka, Rum 151.  Ignite. Blow out before quaffing.  Do not try to sip cocktails with a Rum 151 float, or you'll get a mouthful of superheated super-alcohol.  Toss the whole thing back and allow to mix in your mouth. And Shelley, we're all still really sorry about setting you on fire right before Christmas. *Use your Chambord within six months; it goes bad. The AWOL – Midori, pineapple juice, vodka, 151 Rum.  Ignite.

The Atomic Truffle – Crème de Cacao, Chambord*, vodka, Rum 151.  Ignite.

Blow out before quaffing.  Do not try to sip cocktails with a Rum 151 float, or you’ll get a mouthful of superheated super-alcohol.  Toss the whole thing back and allow to mix in your mouth.

And Shelley, we’re all still really sorry about setting you on fire right before Christmas.

*Use your Chambord within six months; it goes bad.

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553448 Halloween_Jack Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553448 Most of the recipes I've seen call for fairly commonly-used liqueurs for the layers, so anyone who's moderately serious about their home bar won't have a problem using them in other things. The real commitment is for time, as it takes more than a bit of care and a very steady hand to prepare them, especially if you have more than a few guests or more than about four layers (and if you do, then you're just a show-off). Most of the recipes I’ve seen call for fairly commonly-used liqueurs for the layers, so anyone who’s moderately serious about their home bar won’t have a problem using them in other things. The real commitment is for time, as it takes more than a bit of care and a very steady hand to prepare them, especially if you have more than a few guests or more than about four layers (and if you do, then you’re just a show-off).

]]> By: relawson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553116 relawson Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553116 It's ok dog, I've seen it on about 5 other sites and only today understood what it was. It’s ok dog, I’ve seen it on about 5 other sites and only today understood what it was.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553113 pupdog Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553113 Admittedly, I can't watch the video til I get home tonight, but is the layer between Milk and Maple Syrup really labelled 'DIE'? That's hardcore right there... Admittedly, I can’t watch the video til I get home tonight, but is the layer between Milk and Maple Syrup really labelled ‘DIE’?

That’s hardcore right there…

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553115 pupdog Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553115 And now I realize it's 'A die', half of a pair of dice. Not nearly as hardcore. :( And now I realize it’s ‘A die’, half of a pair of dice. Not nearly as hardcore. :(

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553102 Snig Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553102 I like the living organic version.  Less brightly colored, but cool in it's own way: http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/archive/jdeacon/microbes/winograd.htm http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html I like the living organic version.  Less brightly colored, but cool in it’s own way:
http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/archive/jdeacon/microbes/winograd.htm
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553086 theophrastvs Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553086 put a wick in it and burn it off ("eyyy put a wick in it!":  catch phrase for a naughty new sitcom involving 5 young people living in close proximity) put a wick in it and burn it off (“eyyy put a wick in it!”:  catch phrase for a naughty new sitcom involving 5 young people living in close proximity)

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553084 Christopher Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553084 This reminds me of a cocktail a friend and I tried to invent after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (We were speculating that Lenin would be buried and his tomb would be turned into a nightclub.) The cocktail was called "The Soviet Union" and, like a Tequila Sunrise, would consist of layers--although in this case fifteen separate layers. Unfortunately we couldn't make it past more than three or four layers since, unlike the column above, we wanted ours to be drinkable. This reminds me of a cocktail a friend and I tried to invent after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (We were speculating that Lenin would be buried and his tomb would be turned into a nightclub.)

The cocktail was called “The Soviet Union” and, like a Tequila Sunrise, would consist of layers–although in this case fifteen separate layers.

Unfortunately we couldn’t make it past more than three or four layers since, unlike the column above, we wanted ours to be drinkable.

]]> By: Kevin Pierce http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553069 Kevin Pierce Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553069 With the exception of the lamp oil and solid items, I think this concoction is okay to pour down the drain. <b><i>What's the correct disposal for the lamp oil, once you've been sufficiently amused?</i></b> With the exception of the lamp oil and solid items, I think this concoction is okay to pour down the drain.
What’s the correct disposal for the lamp oil, once you’ve been sufficiently amused?

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553059 dragonfrog Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553059 Indeed, the liquor store is an effective but rather pricey way to acquire them - you have to buy approximately 26xN of them at a time, where N is the desired number of layers. Indeed, the liquor store is an effective but rather pricey way to acquire them – you have to buy approximately 26xN of them at a time, where N is the desired number of layers.

]]> By: anansi133 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553054 anansi133 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553054  Pousse-café drinks are all over the web, I just don't know where to go to order one.  Pousse-café drinks are all over the web, I just don’t know where to go to order one.

]]> By: scav http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553035 scav Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553035 I'd be inclined to sacrifice a few layers in return for all of them to be potable. Leave in the bolt. I'm that hard. I’d be inclined to sacrifice a few layers in return for all of them to be potable.

Leave in the bolt. I’m that hard.

]]> By: Boris Bartlog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/howto-make-a-9-layer-density-c.html#comment-1553027 Boris Bartlog Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186302#comment-1553027 I'm impressed not so much by the fact that they got nine layers, but by the use of really everyday liquids. When I saw the headline I immediately thought 'oh, well they probably used mercury and chloroform and who knows what'. But this is something anyone could put together - really well done! If I did this I might put the objects in as the appropriate liquid layers were added, rather than plop them in at the end. Less cross-layer contamination that way. I’m impressed not so much by the fact that they got nine layers, but by the use of really everyday liquids. When I saw the headline I immediately thought ‘oh, well they probably used mercury and chloroform and who knows what’. But this is something anyone could put together – really well done!
If I did this I might put the objects in as the appropriate liquid layers were added, rather than plop them in at the end. Less cross-layer contamination that way.

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