We got a new office toy.
It's an Alginator: a mixer for alginate, which, as I have learned, is "goop for impressions." When the dentist gives you a mouthful of goop to find out what your teeth look like, the odds are, it's alginate.
Alginate starts life as a powdery substance, which gets mixed with water until it reaches a suitable state of goopiness. This new toy holds a little bowl and spins it round, and if you put a spatula in... well, it's a lot like turning a Kitchen-Aid on high. It gets pink goop everywhere!
We decided that The Alginator is a sufficient title. It doesn't need a name. It's like The Terminator.
In other news, it occurred to me to wonder why microwaves measure their power output in watts rather than calories. A calorie is defined by the amount of energy it takes to heat up a certain amount of water, yes? And microwaves do this all the time, yes? The good doctor says there is in fact a conversion factor, which leaves the question why microwave manufacturers prefer watts.
We decided it was a ploy. People would never buy their products if they realized they were adding calories to their food. ;-)
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I think The Alginator would be an excellent name for a professional wrestler. It's ominous, yet full of mystery.
That's AWESOME!
Concerning the watts/calories debate it could have something to do with the actual numbers. Our microwave is 1150 watts which translates into 988822.01203783 calories/hour (http://www.unitconversion.org/power/watts-to-calories-it--per-hour-conversion.html)
It's certainly easier to say 1150 :-)
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