Daily Tech: Students Break Mentos and Coke World Record


Updated 05/11/08 1:36 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

Daily Tech: Students Break Mentos and Coke World Record

Labeled as one of the biggest science experiments ever, 1500 students from Belgium dropped mints into bottles of Coke in an attempt to break the world record. — Telegraph UK Apple Canada Inc. will be giving a $45 reimbursement to Canadians who purchased one of the first third generation iPods before June 24, 2004. Supposedly the batteries in this model died after three hours of use. — Read more

Yummy Links: From Mentos Explosions to Kara's Cupcakes


Updated 04/26/08 2:13 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 5 comments

Yummy Links: From Mentos Explosions to Kara's Cupcakes

About 1,500 students attempted to break the world record for number of Mentos being put into Coke bottles. — Telegraph (UK) Learn how to turn leftovers into a tasty meal. — iVillage Have we really come to this? Do we really need french fry holders for our car? — Serious Eats What you eat may determine the sex of your baby. — lilsugar Is Ferran Adria planning on making reservations at El Read more

Foodie Flashback: Fresh Goes Better!


Updated 04/02/08 1:00 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 7 comments

Foodie Flashback: Check Out This Classic Mentos Car Ad

BellaSugar recently rented a cute Smart Fortwo car — be sure to check out her adventures. Hearing about the car's tiny size made me think of the scene in that old Mentos commercial. You know, the one where the girl's teeny tiny car gets wedged into a parking spot and she needs four burly dudes to come help her out? Well it's been running through my brain all week, and I think the only way to Read more

Yummy Links: From Pie Bags to Bad Restaurants


Updated 08/03/07 6:08 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Yummy Links: From Pie Bags to Bad Restaurants

Maybe if I had one of these hand pie crust bags I would make more pies. - Apartment Therapy: The Kitchen Tao Las Vegas is the highest grossing restaurant in the US. Want to know what the other 9 are? - Will Work for Food Have you ever wondered what self-rising flour is? - Baking Bites There's a lot of food in movies these days. Premiere lists the 20 most mouth-watering movie moments. - Read more

Have Your Gluten-Free Candy This Halloween and Eat It Too


Updated 10/24/11 10:49 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Gluten-Free Halloween Candy

If the candy-lined store shelves didn't give it away, the sweetest annual holiday is just about here — no, not Valentine's Day silly . . . Halloween! For those with celiac disease or a gluten allergy/sensitivity, Halloween can be more of a trick than a treat because deciphering which candies contain traces of the gluten protein found in wheat, rye, and barley can be downright tricky. Good news Read more