The Washington Canard
Where C-SPAN is the local TV news

Monday, November 28, 2005
 
WHAT THE DADDY TOMATO SAID TO THE BABY TOMATO

I think I first heard that scientists were studying the speed at which ketchup vacates an upended glass bottle in one of those news-of-the-weird features that always suck out the context to make the story seem weirder than it is.

Well, now I think I get it, and the answer includes whip cream, blood, nail polish, honey, and a little-understood concept called shear thinning.

Contact
Me Too
The views expressed are
  solely those of the author
  and do not necessarily
  reflect the views of
Formerly
The District
Affiliations

    GeoURL
    
    

Foreign Affairs
Archives