Yeah, it's the traction/friction (men's hands tend to be rougher) that opens the jar.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Nov 17, 2008 11:33:15 am PST #1824 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
flea - Nov 17, 2008 11:38:59 am PST #1825 of 10002
information libertarian
Anyone know the name of the MIT electrical engineering professor who revolutionized the making of cheerios in the 1970s?
Me neither, and I've been looking for an hour and a half.
Barb - Nov 17, 2008 11:40:08 am PST #1826 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
Best thing I ever got for opening a jar is this plastic thingie that's similar to a bottle opener except it has a wide oval at the top, designed to hold it steady on jar lids. Pops the lids just enough to release the seal.
Best three bucks I ever spent on kitchen equipment.
sarameg - Nov 17, 2008 11:40:40 am PST #1827 of 10002
My aunt had small sheets of rubber for the purpose of opening jars. She referred to them as her rubber husbands.
She also didn't realize how exactly that might sound until I gave a wide-eyed response.
Sparky1 - Nov 17, 2008 11:42:55 am PST #1828 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
flea: Lester Ferdinand Borchardt
edit: I take it back, that's the wrong electrical engineer
flea - Nov 17, 2008 11:47:22 am PST #1829 of 10002
information libertarian
He invented Cheeros in 1941, but my guy is looking for the professor mentioned here: [link] at the bottom.
Boy have I learned a lot about making cereal, though. High temperature short time extrusion cooking technology, babyee!
aurelia - Nov 17, 2008 11:47:53 am PST #1830 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Does anyone know how to find out if a company (say AT&T) has a head honcho for customer relations over all the companies within the umbrella? And how to get contact info for such a person?
Sparky1 - Nov 17, 2008 11:49:57 am PST #1831 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
my guy is looking for the professor mentioned here
Your guy needs to stop believing everything he reads on the Internet.
Alternatively, that professor needs better marketing skills.
Have you searched patents? (eta: they'd probably be held by GM, not the professor, thinking about it)
edit#2: Why don't you call the engineering library at MIT - they might have heard this question before.
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2008 11:52:04 am PST #1832 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Random question: Does anybody else, when printing by hand, make their zeros and letter Os starting at the bottom? Or am I the lone freak to do that?
flea - Nov 17, 2008 11:53:51 am PST #1833 of 10002
information libertarian
We've looked at patents. Boy are there a lot of patents about cereal. Honestly, I'm not sure why my guy is fixated on this one name - there is so much about this technology in general that he could be using (that I have found for him!). Yeah, I think MIT is a good next step. I tried their web site, but will contact them directly. Thanks.