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Let's say you really want to impress your boss, because he is coming to your house for dinner (he's a really nice guy).
Eveything is set, but something seems missing.
Hmmmmm. What could it be?
OH!
I FORGOT THE LASER ETCHED JELLO!
Quickly, you run to the fridge and pull out the LEJ, a special
treat, by which using lasers, a 3D picture is created inside, just like the glass cubes, only edible! (of coyrse, this one has a picture of your boss).
He walks in the door, picks up a jello cube, and bites his own head off.
Laserfurterator
What [half] might be alluding to. [jutta, Nov 30 2004]
[bathsheba]'s etchings.
http://www.bathsheba.com/crystal/
I wonder how hard it would be to convince the people who make those to throw a block of Jell-O into their rig and tell us what happens... and do we really want to know? [jutta, Nov 30 2004]
Make your own animal cell, using fruit and Jello.
http://www.enchante...animals/cell/jello/
It's edible, and boy it sure looks delicious. [Amos Kito, Nov 30 2004]
Plotting a mathematical formula in 3D, in clear Jello.
http://www.chem.yal.../xray/diffract.html
Search for the word "jello" on that page, for a very brief suggestion about the procedure. [Amos Kito, Nov 30 2004]
Etched Pizza - Shamless self promotion
http://www.halfbake...t_2c_20Thin_20Crust
[Letsbuildafort] [Letsbuildafort, Nov 30 2004]
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Using a LASER to create images in food? What kind of bonehead would come up with an idea like that? (+) |
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Do those cube etching gizmos use multiple beams from different directions or something? How else would they achieve the necessary intensity at a point inside the cube without frying everything along the path? Probably simpler than I think. |
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There's some information about that at
bathsheba's site. (Click on "How do
they get in there?") Hers use a conical
beam that focuses on the site of the
point. |
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Two problems you'd have with Jello: It's
got little bubbles and impurities inside
that deflect the laser, and it has a
refractory index != that of air. (In other
words, I wouldn't drive while wearing
Jello glasses.) But, you know, with a
strong enough laser... |
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Just don't serve the boss the gel ant farm by mistake. |
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If you boil an internal point of solid jello (to form a small "fracture"), what prevents the fracture from collapsing (and becoming invisible) when you remove the laser heat source? I wonder if you'd see any pattern inside the block when you're done. |
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There are ways you could form bubbles inside a solid block of jello (or implant bits of fruit), to produce a 3-D shape. The laser may produce dots too small to be practical for this medium. |
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Serve a large block of Jell-O on a silver tray. When it has stopped quivering (of fright), give the boss a 44 Magnum to shoot an appealing hole through its center. |
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Hey, why is this jello category under the "halfbakery" top level category? |
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Hey, why is this bug report in an idea where it won't necessarily be noticed by the moderators and will stay around even after the problem is fixed? |
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Hey, whats krelnik talking about? |
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I think this should go further than just an image in the jello. Done correctly you should be able to pull it apart to create a 3-D jello sculpture. |
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Might be able to use one of those stereolithography machines. |
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When you can see what is etched inside the chocolate, Grasshopper, then the halfbakery has nothing more to teach you.... |
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