Life's greatest problem solved by MIT

[dank69]

Yesssssss!

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Seems kinda pointless.

 

[sdifox]

astroglide for ketchup :biggrin:

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Seems kinda pointless.

If you consider "could save one million tons of food from being thrown out every year." Pointless. There will probably emerge other potential applications/spin offs for this kind of technology too.

 

[drebo]

Ketchup is nasty.

 

[mmntech]

Where they hell can you still get glass ketchup bottles? Haven't seen them in years.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Where they hell can you still get glass ketchup bottles? Haven't seen them in years.

Some the mom&pop places I eat at, still put them on the tables. I think Perkin's has them still too.

 

[vshah]

tons of glass bottles in pittsburgh, may have something to do with heinz though. even though most of it is made in ohio

 

[Rubycon]

Any fix for the flatulence sound the cap orifice makes when it's nearly empty?

D:

 

[SunnyD]

FDA approved? Just means you'll see cancer rates among ketchup consumers skyrocket in 10 years.

 

[Ketchup]

If you consider "could save one million tons of food from being thrown out every year." Pointless. There will probably emerge other potential applications/spin offs for this kind of technology too.

This is the perfect reason companies may not go for it. Why would they want to buy a way for restaurants and grocers to need less of their products?

 

[theknight571]

FDA approved? Just means you'll see cancer rates among ketchup consumers skyrocket in 10 years.

I had the same thought. lol

 

[Miramonti]

Awesome, I love nano-technology used in my food packaging.

 

[swanysto]

I wonder how much time and money was put into this project? It could potentially save a bit of money and waste, but I have a feeling a lot of restaurants will not adopt this new technology.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

wonders of techmology will never cease!

 

[HardcoreRobot]

FDA approved? Just means you'll see cancer rates among ketchup consumers skyrocket in 10 years.

"The secret is in a futuristic substance known as "LiquiGlide," a non-toxic, FDA-approved coating that can be applied to the interior of bottles. "

its the 4th sentence in a tiny article...

 

[darkewaffle]

Neat, it works on mayonnaise also.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Ketchup is nasty.

You are wrong.

 

[JTsyo]

How about those old Heinz commercials where you had time to dance while you waited for your ketchup to flow out? You would need new commercials and how much would that cost?

 

[SunnyD]

"The secret is in a futuristic substance known as "LiquiGlide," a non-toxic, FDA-approved coating that can be applied to the interior of bottles. "

its the 4th sentence in a tiny article...

Which is exactly what I was referring to. WTF, are people's heads stuck in their asses today or something?

To be a little more clear: Generally these days it seems as if the "FDA stamp of approval" just means you're likely to die from it sooner or later.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Which is exactly what I was referring to. WTF, are people's heads stuck in their asses today or something?

To be a little more clear: Generally these days it seems as if the "FDA stamp of approval" just means you're likely to die from it sooner or later.

ahhhh. my bad.

yeah im no conspiracy theorist, but have enough practical experience to not expect quality from anything the government does either.

 

[SagaLore]

Seems kinda pointless.

Nah, using it for ketchup bottles is just the gimmick. This will be applicable to a LOT of industrial uses.

 

[IAteYourMother]

ahhhh. my bad.

yeah im no conspiracy theorist, but have enough practical experience to not expect quality from anything the government does either.

really? FDA is pretty good and strigent as far as I know. Some products turn out less safe than thought, but you gotta consider the sheer volume of products they approve

 

[BrokenVisage]

No doubt Heinz will find the product not fiscally appropriate to implement and instead will shrink their ketchup bottles without lowering the price like every other fucking company to make more money just because they can.

/rant

 

[sixone]

Life's greatest problem? Seriously?