An Easy Way to Peel an Orange

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Apr 172012
 

I like oranges, but don’t like getting my hands sticky with orange juice afterward. I just tried a simple peeling method from Instructables user eggmix that worked great. Just score a line from one end to the other over where you think an orange slice may exist within, put your fingernails along that line, and rip it open like a zombie seeking brains.

My first trial worked great and leaked maybe two drops of OJ. I think this technique may be a keeper. I vote we call it the zombie skull crack technique.

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How To Of The Day: How to Make Astronaut Ice Cream

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Mar 202012
 

Do try this at home!

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In his recent post, Chris Gammell used astronaut ice cream as a fun example of how high tech innovation trickles down to consumer-level products. Seeing an image of astronaut ice cream in my G+ feed got me thinking about making some of my own. I managed to accomplish this with a harbor freight vacuum pump, some dry ice and various hoses and fittings. The process is known as freeze-drying and allows water to pass directly from ice to vapor, thus allowing the ice cream to maintain its physical structure while it is dried.