Friday, 1 June 2012
Answer: A Physics forum face-off.
Geek1
Just like in 'normal' annihilation there is always a byproduct. Pasta and Antipasto actually behave like the electron and positron and when those two collide they release two photons. However, since we are talking about culinary physics and not quantum physics we need to use the culinary particle analogous to photons to find out what happens in the pasta-antipasto annihilation - and that is tomato particles. So when you eat a pound of pasta and a pound of antipasto you're actually eating two pounds of tomatoes.
This phenomenon is actually very dangerous because of the side effects of eating too many tomatoes.
Geek2
Would this be equivalent of ingesting two pounds of ketchup?
Geek1
Since the ketchup we're all used is made out of stuff other than tomatoes then it will not be the exact amount. Pasta and antipasto annihilate into pure tomato molecules, so you'll get exactly two pounds of pure tomatoes. However, if you eat other annihilating particles which break down into other ingredients of ketchup, it may be possible to collide different dishes into ketchup. However, this is only theoretical. I wish I could tell you more but anything beyond simple culinary physics is out of my field.
Geek2
I guess I should go Shitty Ask Cooking for further analysis.
Geek1
That would be advisable, although a fellow shitty scientist might be able to answer your further questions. Glad I could help!
Geek2
It is extremely helpful because I am about to go to an Italian restaurant. Can't be too careful with what I order.
Geek1
That is important. While the amounts served in restaurants are usually not enough to kill you, there is no such thing as being too careful.
Geek3
Thank you for the great explanation I was under the impression that due to the high impact annihilation that occurs with pasta and antipasto that the ketchup produced was a gluon rather than a photon and that's why we use ketchup to gluon the other ingredients to our pizzas. You live and learn.
Geek1
Just like in 'normal' annihilation there is always a byproduct. Pasta and Antipasto actually behave like the electron and positron and when those two collide they release two photons. However, since we are talking about culinary physics and not quantum physics we need to use the culinary particle analogous to photons to find out what happens in the pasta-antipasto annihilation - and that is tomato particles. So when you eat a pound of pasta and a pound of antipasto you're actually eating two pounds of tomatoes.
This phenomenon is actually very dangerous because of the side effects of eating too many tomatoes.
Geek2
Would this be equivalent of ingesting two pounds of ketchup?
Geek1
Since the ketchup we're all used is made out of stuff other than tomatoes then it will not be the exact amount. Pasta and antipasto annihilate into pure tomato molecules, so you'll get exactly two pounds of pure tomatoes. However, if you eat other annihilating particles which break down into other ingredients of ketchup, it may be possible to collide different dishes into ketchup. However, this is only theoretical. I wish I could tell you more but anything beyond simple culinary physics is out of my field.
Geek2
I guess I should go Shitty Ask Cooking for further analysis.
Geek1
That would be advisable, although a fellow shitty scientist might be able to answer your further questions. Glad I could help!
Geek2
It is extremely helpful because I am about to go to an Italian restaurant. Can't be too careful with what I order.
Geek1
That is important. While the amounts served in restaurants are usually not enough to kill you, there is no such thing as being too careful.
Geek3
Thank you for the great explanation I was under the impression that due to the high impact annihilation that occurs with pasta and antipasto that the ketchup produced was a gluon rather than a photon and that's why we use ketchup to gluon the other ingredients to our pizzas. You live and learn.
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