New Use for Centrifuges: The Soda/Ketchup Centrifuge!

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the unconventional use of centrifuges for separating components in soda and ketchup, exploring the feasibility and implications of such applications. Participants engage in a mix of humor and technical inquiry regarding the effects of centrifugation on these substances.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes a "soda/ketchup centrifuge" to prevent soda from becoming watery and to extract the last drops of ketchup.
  • Another participant questions the assertion that centrifuges have no uses, expressing confusion over this claim.
  • Humorous exchanges occur regarding the potential dangers of using a centrifuge with soda, including the risk of explosion.
  • A participant asks how a centrifuge would prevent soda from becoming watery, prompting further clarification about the context of "watery" soda.
  • There is a suggestion that melting ice cubes in soda is the cause of it becoming watery, leading to a discussion about the separation of soda and water.
  • One participant speculates that centrifugation might make soda flatter while separating it from water.
  • Another proposes an alternative method of separating soda from water by freezing it into a popsicle and extracting the flavoring.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of humor and skepticism about the practicality of using centrifuges in this manner. There is no consensus on the effectiveness or safety of the proposed methods, and multiple competing views remain regarding the implications of centrifugation on soda and ketchup.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not fully agree on the mechanics of how a centrifuge would interact with soda or ketchup, and there are unresolved questions about the effects on carbonation and flavor.

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Since most people in the scientific world have come to the conclusion that centrifuges have absolutely no uses in our world, :smile: :smile: I have decided to come up with an idea!

The soda/ketchup centrfuge!

That's right!

Tired of soda becoming watery? Centrifuge it!
Tired of ketchup not getting out when you're down to the last few drops? Centrifuge it!

Boy I could use a centrifuge right now.
 
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Since most people in the scientific world have come to the conclusion that centrifuges have absolutely no uses in our world, I have decided to come up with an idea!

:confused: Since when?
 
cyrusabdollahi said:
:confused: Since when?

Note the :smile: :smile: 's

Troll!

I love you.
 
Note the ...............<awkward silence>


I say we put you in one an turn it on. Think of it as flight training to get your wings. That's why penguins can’t fly. No proper training. wimp.

Tired of soda becoming watery? Centrifuge it!

Somehow, I can see you trying that and the can explodes from the pressure, shooting shrapnel all over you. Then we have to read another one of your threads on how you hurt yourself and have Evo and Moonbear hold your hand and baby you.
 
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cyrusabdollahi said:
Somehow, I can see you trying that and the can explodes from the pressure, shooting shrapnel all over you. Then we have to read another one of your threads on how you hurt yourself and have Evo and Moonbear hold your hand and baby you.
Is Pengwuino channeling tribdog?
 
Moonbear said:
Is Pengwuino channeling tribdog?

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Moonbear! save me :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
Just how does a centrifuge keep a soda from becoming watery?
 
I'm trying to figure out how a soda gets watery. Do you mean when you add ice cubes and they melt?
 
pengwomanio said:
Moonbear! save me

Mommy to the rescue again, eh pengwomanio?
 
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Moonbear said:
I'm trying to figure out how a soda gets watery. Do you mean when you add ice cubes and they melt?

Yes! Exactamundo!
 
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cyrusabdollahi said:
Mommy to the rescue again, eh pengwomanio?

I reiterate my anti-cyrusabdollahi stance
 
  • #12
Pengwuino said:
Yes! Exactamundo!
So how does a centrifuge help that?
 
  • #13
I'd think that even if it did separate the 'soda' from the water it would probably also make it ever the more flat.
 
  • #14
I reiterate my anti-cyrusabdollahi stance

You said you love me, too late. Sorry. I guess you will be more careful what you say next time.
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
I'd think that even if it did separate the 'soda' from the water it would probably also make it ever the more flat.

I figure you would have the water on top and you could just draw off some of it and toss it. Shake up your new purified soda and it's good as new!
 
  • #16
i know a way to separate soda from water, freeze into a popcicle and suck the suger and flavoring out.
 

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