r/interesting • u/More_Impression_4942 • 2d ago
Trying to burn Oreo cookie MISC.
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u/fibuo 1d ago
Is this why its so hard to burn the calories?
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u/Running_Oakley 1d ago
Scientist measures the calories by burning an Oreo under a tube of water, well now look at that, it’s zero calories.
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u/Kanonkiller 2d ago
So what im seeing is that the walls of my future house will be lined with oreo insulation?
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u/Nuker-79 1d ago
This is where the witch from Hansel and gretel was way ahead of the times.
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u/Kanonkiller 1d ago
Explain her Fireplace
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u/baildodger 1d ago
The walls of all fireplaces are built from non-combustibles, like Oreos. She would just have to burn something combustible in it.
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u/soiledhalo 1d ago
Like kids :)
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u/Krazy_Keno 1d ago
Dude, spoilers. Ive been wanting to read hansel and gretel for so long and you RUINED the plot for me.
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u/quartercentaurhorse 1d ago
Nah, this is ablation, most crackers/cookies do this. Basically, the blowtorch burns a single layer, which gets blown away before the heat can spread to the rest of the cookie. It's kind of like removing a burning jacket before you feel any heat/get burned, but if you were made entirely of removable jackets that removed themselves when burned.
When I was a young kid, I went to some space-camp thing, and we were tasked with creating a heat shield of a certain weight limit out of random stuff like toothpicks, popsicle sticks, tin foil, and graham crackers, among other things, then seeing how long it would last under a blowtorch. We accidentally stumbled across this ablative process by dumb luck when we created a heat shield that was just as many layers of graham crackers as we could get, separated by tinfoil. In hindsight, my guess is that the graham crackers ablated most of the heat away, while the tinfoil helped to dissipate what heat did get through, though there's no way we knew any of that, we were just guessing. It withstood like 15 minutes of blowtorching before it finally got through, meanwhile all the others didn't last a minute. We definitely felt like geniuses afterwards!
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u/thor11600 1d ago
Damn racoons ate through my insulation again. Going to be a long, cold winter..
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u/RinHW 1d ago
This is called ablative cooling. There are paints and coatings that use this, which is perhaps easier to apply.
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u/Medicated_Bugger 1d ago
And now you made me buy you a reward, are you proud of yourself? I sure am.
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u/Ninja_Warrior_X 2d ago edited 12h ago
Dang that last oreo is one tough cookie 😃
Edit: wow after a couple of days this comment got a lot of attention and a lot of likes, probably my most highest rated comment ever on Reddit for as long as I’ve been here.
Thanks everyone 😊
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u/dotancohen 1d ago
Elon should be lining the Starship with those.
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u/RinHW 1d ago
Its ablative cooling, so the cookie does get destroyed in the process. You can see how the flame changes colour when it hits the cookie, that's caused by cookie particles ablating away and absorbing a lot of the heat in doing so.
It is common for rockets to use ablative shields. And i do believe spacex uses this in combination with heat tiles. The last test they did resulted in a rather hot interior, turning the rocket into a brazen bull. So maybe oreos would be an improvement.
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u/Elysian-Visions 1d ago
Thanks for the concise and informative answer.
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u/driving_andflying 1d ago
Note to self: contract with NASA to build rocket reentry tiles at a cut rate; contract with Nabisco to make custom OREO cookies that are square and lock together. Make middleman profit.
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u/Ready_Ad142 1d ago
THIS. This right here is what makes America great! /s
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u/Enough-Boysenberry39 1d ago
Along with all of the fake food the government allows us to eat compared to other countries?
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u/Froozeball 1d ago
Reminder: add thin layer of marshmellow between Oreo tiles and hull. If interior smells like smore, got an issue. If not, upon landing, eat tiles with marshmellow to celebrate successful landing.
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u/clintj1975 1d ago
I want to see what happens if you toss an Oreo from the ISS now. Would it survive reentry?
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u/maxfactor9933 1d ago
What is Elon?
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u/nagrel 1d ago
Elongated muskrat
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u/maxfactor9933 1d ago
Sorry. Not familiar with that
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u/iUncontested 1d ago
It's pretty funny to me how my first thought was "wow it looks like they could use that as heat shielding on a spaceship" and here it is, 2nd comment in. Lmao
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u/More_Impression_4942 1d ago
I really need someone can explain this. LOL
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u/SibylUnrest 1d ago
It's wordplay. "One tough cookie" is a way of saying someone or something is really resilient/overcame terrible situations in American English.
No idea why we started saying it, but this is the kind of joke that might make people laugh, groan, or laugh and groan at the same time.
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u/CatchTheHands8 1d ago edited 1d ago
Oh it’s a saying. When someone is tough, you can call them “a tough cookie”
…that’s as well as I can explain it, maybe someone else can do better.
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u/ComfortableWar1677 1d ago
so it breaks when I try to take it out of the package but it won't burn... cool.
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u/Perezident14 1d ago
What kind of gorilla grip are you using to pick up an Oreo with?
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u/Ashez7 1d ago
So what am I putting in my body vibranium cookies?
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u/donat3ll0 1d ago
To be fair, you can't light a glass of water on fire either.
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u/CrispyHoneyBeef 1d ago
Thank you for being fair
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u/Theearthisspinning 1d ago
Idk why, but your reply is so funny to me.
"Thank you for being fair"
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u/fenwoods 1d ago
Thank you for not knowing why.
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u/fruitlessideas 14h ago
I’ll be straight with you, that was a decent continuation of the joke.
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u/nindesk 2d ago
Get me NASA!
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u/ExcitingStress8663 1d ago
It's old news. They already use Oreos as heatshield for re-entry.
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u/MegaBabz0806 1d ago
I’m not buying that! 🤨
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u/dmartin8802 1d ago
It true!!! When they return to earth, they land the cookie covered vessel in a giant cup of 2% milk
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u/driving_andflying 1d ago
Other note to self: Contract with NASA to have a dairy farm located right next to their re-entry vehicle landing spot. Make $$.
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u/Moomoobeef 1d ago
Only two dollar signs? I feel like you'd be able to milk more out of it than that!
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u/exmothrowaway987 17h ago
This is what's wrong with the government. Just use whole milk; it tastes way better, and most of the calories are coming from the cookies anyway.
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u/LNX1994 2d ago
One oero shield coming right up...
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u/Chicken-picante 1d ago edited 1d ago
Fire resistance: 90
Physical resistance: 5
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u/FeeIsRequired 1d ago
Meanwhile, the creamy filling is shrieking as it boils away…
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u/Positive-Wonder3329 1d ago
Wonder how it tastes now
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u/2d2trees 1d ago edited 1d ago
The cookie cannot be destroyed by any craft we here possess. It was made in the fires of Mount Doom; only there can it be unmade.
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u/Ender_Nobody 1d ago
Or dip it in milk for a second and have it break off and fall inside.
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u/Terrible_Brush1946 1d ago
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u/Grand_Trash_3525 1d ago
Take it. It’s quite cool. Do you see any writing on it?
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u/nautius_maximus1 1d ago
Take my upvote you bastard. I naively thought I might be the first person with an LOTR comment but not only did you beat me to it, this is the better quote.
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u/AirplanesNotBurgers 1d ago
The writing, which at first was as clear as red flame, has all but disappeared. A secret now that only fire can tell.
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u/Aggravating_Poet_675 1d ago
The markings on the cookie which at first were as clear as red flame have all but disappeared. A secret now only fire can tell.
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u/Toxic_MotionDesigner 2d ago
last orea was subjected to eternal damnation
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u/bubblegum_skirt 1d ago
this is because the outter later burns n forms a carbon layer which is a very good insulate and this technology is also used in house insulation smtms , and yes nasa does , know abt this
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u/MoarTacos1 1d ago
I was gonna say, it definitely looks like it burns, it's just the carbonized color of burnt Oreo isn't that much of a different color than non-burnt Oreo.
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u/Extra_socks69 1d ago
Have Frodo throw it into mt doom
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u/Acceptable_Log_7438 1d ago
Just one question: whyyy?
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u/cowfiddler69 1d ago
Why not? If you’re bored and wanna test smth and have the stuff to test it why not
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u/r3xomega 1d ago
Next shuttle will be covered in oreos. Reentry is going to smell wonderful.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Duty_98 15h ago
Now try a Popeyes biscuit(NASA used them as heat shield tiles for its Parker Solar Probe)
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u/SpamThatSig 15h ago
Am I the only one who is mad about the last cookie and them not showing the aftermath. Its liek thats a long fire and im patiently eagerly waiting then they just moved away quickly just like that WTFF
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u/Chanclasmeadas 15h ago
You can build fire fighters suits out of Oreos and discarded pineapple skin.
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u/bluffyouback 2d ago
Alternative to combustible cladding on buildings?
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u/SomeRandomSomeWhere 1d ago
And it's biodegradable. Worst case, if you are starving, you can always eat it as well!
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u/Vera_Bennett 1d ago
I would have to be starving to eat those horrible ships' biscuits called Oreos.
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u/PompousOliwaithe 1d ago
And people eat that garbage
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u/BuffaloAppropriate29 1d ago
Water is not flamable, yet normal people drink it everyday.
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u/BublyInMyButt 1d ago
You think only flammable substances should be eaten?
What a strange thought to have lol..
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u/Philip_Raven 1d ago
tell me you didn't finish 2nd grade physics without telling me you didn't finish 2nd grade physics
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u/takeyoufergranite 1d ago
I only took physics once in high school. But I have a pretty firm grasp. If I hold a blowtorch to a chocolate chip cookie, the sugars in the cookie will instantly caramelize and blacken. If I hold a blowtorch to a snickerdoodle, even for a few seconds, same thing. The Oreo cookie is already black. So I can't really tell how much it's burning. Would you mind enlightening the rest of us as to what is going on in this video? Are we all being duped or is some ingredient in Oreos notoriously inflammable?
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u/DustinEwan 1d ago
The porous structure of the cookie, the flour, and the sugar are all playing a role together.
Basically when he torches it, the sugar starts to boil into a microscopic foam that turns to nearly pure carbon as the other elements boil off.
The flour provides another source of carbon that gets trapped in the sugar.
Carbon is an excellent conductor of heat and the air trapped in the carbon foam is an excellent insulator.
When the heat is applied, it's going to flow to the coolest areas it can with the least resistance. Since air is insulating against the heat deeper into the cookie, most of the heat is "ejected" back out into the atmosphere along the perimeter of the cookie and the face that's not having the flame directly applied to it.
There might be some other ingredients in the cookie as well, like preservatives, that have a very high boiling point that could form a glass like structure to provide more structure to the carbon foam as well.
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u/Maxpower2727 1d ago
Explain in your own words how this demonstration has anything to do with whether or not people should eat Oreos.
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