Ah, the things you can do to food under the guise
of science. Combine that with the free time afforded to you at college, and the possibilities are endless. T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S., the brainchild of a couple of computer science and
engineering students at Rice University, stands for Tests With Inorganic Noxious Kakes In Extreme Situations. These two
put the infamous creme-filled spongecakes through all sorts of hell. At the right is the "rapid oxidation
test." Other experiments included the "gravitational response test," the "radiation test," and
the "maximum density test," which actually yielded the interesting finding that Twinkies are 68 percent air.
The site doesn't appear to have been updated in quite a while. Nevertheless, their rebuttals section is still pretty
funny.The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project
Ah, the things you can do to food under the guise
of science. Combine that with the free time afforded to you at college, and the possibilities are endless. T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S., the brainchild of a couple of computer science and
engineering students at Rice University, stands for Tests With Inorganic Noxious Kakes In Extreme Situations. These two
put the infamous creme-filled spongecakes through all sorts of hell. At the right is the "rapid oxidation
test." Other experiments included the "gravitational response test," the "radiation test," and
the "maximum density test," which actually yielded the interesting finding that Twinkies are 68 percent air.
The site doesn't appear to have been updated in quite a while. Nevertheless, their rebuttals section is still pretty
funny.Related Headlines
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