Archives for the 'freedom' tag
Freedom Nacho and Freedom Fries on a Single Freedom Tray
Meet the Freedom Tray:
According to the Freedom Tray website FAQ, it is both a “patriotic tray” (the largest print of the website proclaims “Made in America * Used Everywhere * GOD BLESS AMERICA) and “stadium friendly.” Alas, those other defenders of American freedom—stadium security guards—probably wouldn’t let the thing in.
The list of prohibited items at the Nationals ballpark, for instance, makes it pretty clear that there’s no way your hard plastic, 17″ freedom tray loaded with freedom fries and freedom nachos is getting past the freedom cavity search.
- Metal, plastic or glass containers of any kind (except for factory-sealed, plastic water bottles, no larger than 1 liter and juice boxes). Only one bottle of water per person will be permitted.
- Food items not in adherence to the following policy: All food items must be contained in single serving bags within a soft-sided container or cooler, that does not exceed 16″ x 16″ x 8″.
Which is too bad, because the concept is otherwise brilliant. More FAQ:
How much weight can the Freedom Tray hold?
Be assured that the Freedom Tray is designed to hold all you can load in it. The Freedom Tray can hold up to 75 lbs. of weight in the center of the tray, with the legs deployed. This is one tough tray!
God Bless America, indeed.
Via Garrett Quinn.
Free Beer in an Unfree World
For those who are feeling bleak about the economy and downright suicidal about how dumb the election has become, cheer up. Science—and better still, science with commercial applications—continues apace, making the world a better place. Popular Science reports that a bunch of college students and professors at Rice are working on genetically modified beer that lowers the risk of heart disease.
To create their BioBeer, the students are attempting to genetically alter a strain of yeast so that it produces resveratrol [a chemical present in wine that lowers the risk of heart disease and cancer] while also fermenting beer.
They plan to enter their brew, based on Houston’s Saint Arnold wheat beer, in the world’s largest synthetic biology competition: International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM), taking place November 8th and 9th in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
We should count ourselves lucky that these guys haven’t taken their suds and gone gulching, since they’re certainly laboring in an unfree world. To wit: 1) Most of the team is under 21, and therefore can’t legally consume their scientific breakthrough, and 2) “Don’t start dreaming of BioBeer-filled games of beer pong or flip cup anytime soon. Until this team of young researchers eliminates all the additive “marker” chemicals in their brew and the FDA approves, no one will be drinking a drop.”
Via Instapundit
