Aerogel candy.-- doctorremulac3, Aug 17 2019 Aerogel https://images.app....l/S9WBaVYGaC3UQEyL8Make a version that's candy. [doctorremulac3, Aug 17 2019] nickel foam https://www.nanoshe.../NS6130-10-1093.jpg [Voice, Aug 23 2019] titanium foam https://www.america...nium-foam-7440-32-6 [Voice, Aug 23 2019] Prior half-art Jello_20Aerogel [scad mientist, Aug 25 2019] Sea Foam Candy https://www.allreci...ned-sea-foam-candy/ [Voice, Aug 28 2019] Sugar weighs heavy on us. Don't make light of the problem. Could be a good put down, though.' This idea is just aerogel candy'-- wjt, Aug 17 2019 Edible foam was one of the signature dishes at El Bulli.-- geo8rge, Aug 23 2019 Technically, all foam is edible.-- doctorremulac3, Aug 23 2019 It certainly is not!-- Voice, Aug 23 2019 So, what's the post about ?-- FlyingToaster, Aug 23 2019 //Technically, all foam is edible.//
//It certainly is not!//
Technically you're right, also not technically, but it points to a semantic hole in the language. The idea that "edible" or "eat-able" should mean safe to eat as well leaves the concept of poison that you can eat, that is, put in your mouth, chew and swallow, without a word to describe it.
"Here, take these poison candies in case you get caught."
"Are they edible?"
"No."
"Then how do I get them in my stomach?"
"You eat them."
"But they're not edible."
"Right, OK, chew-able then."
"And then what?"
"You swallow them."
"So they're chew-able, and swallow-able, and you can eat them, but they're not edible. I'm uncomfortable with that."
It's fine to leave edible as is, but not without coming up with a word for stuff that you can easily eat that's deadly poisonous. I'd suggest the word "eatable" (it's a word, look it up) be reserved for stuff that can be eaten but probably shouldn't be. Edible doesn't need both words, in fact, I've never heard it used. A bowling ball sized chunk of polonium is not eatable, a gumball sized piece is. "You must be careful with these poison pellets around pets because they're eatable.".-- doctorremulac3, Aug 24 2019 I call WIBNI. Any ideas on a way to implement this?-- notexactly, Aug 25 2019 //Technically you're right//
Is there a different kind of right?-- Voice, Aug 25 2019 Aerogel is silicon and oxygen in a very open lattice structure. Is a long-chain sugar molecule stiff enough to create the same sort of structure, with the necessary cross- linking & stuff? (It's been a long time since I studied organic chemistry...)-- neutrinos_shadow, Aug 25 2019 //Technically you're right// //Is there a different kind of right?//
Technically right is the best kind of right.
//Aerogel is silicon and oxygen in a very open lattice structure. Is a long-chain sugar molecule stiff enough to create the same sort of structure, with the necessary cross- linking & stuff?//
Ummm, I'm going to sayyyyy... sure.-- doctorremulac3, Aug 26 2019 Well, if that can be done, maybe by one of the usual aerogel production methods, it would be doable. [+]-- notexactly, Aug 26 2019 Yea, I was thinking it would be doable unless it's not.-- doctorremulac3, Aug 26 2019 Does "doable" mean the same as "possible"?
I think this could be done, in a way, via three-D printing, but I also feel like 3-D printing shouldn't be allowed here because it could easily become magic.-- nineteenthly, Aug 28 2019 By my understanding, nanotechnology is allowed here as long as it's used realistically.-- notexactly, Aug 28 2019 How fluffy is glycogen? The monosacharide ropes of the structure are still going to be quite heavy.-- wjt, Aug 29 2019 random, halfbakery