You never know what new chemical experiment you'll find on the web. Here is Exhibit A:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuunsaiki/303084929/
What this shows is that if you hit a blob of Marmite for half an hour, it will turn white. Or whitish.
And you know what? Part of me wants to find out why (maybe a little gas chromatography/mass spec). On the other hand, I probably have to prioritize this project really low. Unless the Marmite-making company has money for this. Let me know if it does, and I'll be there with my Marmite and a ball-peen hammer.
As Neil Gaiman's blog points out (where I got this), what kind of person does it take to discover this effect in the first place??
If you don't know what Marmite is, apparently some benighted cultures consider it food. I have tasted it myself and don't think it's edible. But it apparently is good for batting practice. Learn something new every day.
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