--- Alan Anderson <aranders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Edible icehouse pyramids might be an interesting > subject for > investigation in general. Hard candy? Pressed > rice? Extruded corn > batter a la Bugles? Sugar wafers? Parmesan cheese? > Beef jerky? On May 13th this year the Daily Illuminator had a blog about manufacturing with sugar, linking to this site: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/candyfab They're basically doing 3D printing/fabrication using sugar as a cheap and safe material, but they are not really making food. I have no experience with industrial engineering and design, but this may be a path to hard candy pyramids. Alternatively or in addition, with Andy posting that plastic is costing more, this may currently or soon be the best material for the main Treehouse/Icehouse line. Dennis D Duquette ============================================ Theorem: All numbers are equal. Proof: Choose arbitrary a and b, and let t = a + b. (a + b)(a - b) = t(a - b) a^2 - b^2 = ta - tb a^2 - ta = b^2 - tb a^2 - ta + (t^2)/4 = b^2 - tb + (t^2)/4 (a - t/2)^2 = (b - t/2)^2 a - t/2 = b - t/2 a = b ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/