Freezing rock solid seems like the easy way out. Be bold, people! May also affect taste and appearance upon defrosting?<br><br>I am envisioning gyroscopic- or magnetic-stabilized cupcake-holding apparati. or an active robotic system that senses perturbations in orientation and counterbalances them. Or maybe just structurally reinforcing the cupcakes themselves...like by enclosing them in m&m-like candy shells or perhaps increasing cake density by mixing in some gelatin or mochi flour or cookie dough. Some sort of durable/stiffening "icing", like a merengue-based topping might be worthwhile too.<br>
<br>I liked the idea of a self-baking cupcake. In fact I have had multiple conversations theorizing portable, self-baking cakes and cookies in the past. They would be great for camping, picnics...car eaters? (We're gonna be so rich!) Sadly, I fear that the only way to generate the necessary heat is to include some form of auto-igniting flammable materials or questionable chemicals. The post office just loves when you send that kind of stuff through the mail. :-\<br>
<br>Also I don't see any rule against using the Monte Carlo approach: send lots and lots of cupcakes and you increase your odds of getting one there safely. (or something. right? maybe? f u prob/stats class.)<br><br>cc'ing tastebridge<br>
<br>-lilia<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Ariel Waldman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ariel@arielwaldman.com">ariel@arielwaldman.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Was so excited when I saw this! I would also suggest doing "research" by ordering cupcakes from the few places that do ship them across the country.<br><br>--<br clear="all">Ariel Waldman<br> <br>
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<pre><div class="im">A weekend afternoon would probably be easiest for me...name one!<br><br>Sean<br><br></div><div class="im">On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM, meredith scheff <<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss" target="_blank">satiredun at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>><i> Yes! awesome. I suggest we also have a mechanical version somehow. I can<br></i>><i> cook the cupcakes if people can chip in for ingredients. Yay!<br></i>><i> what time do people want to do this?<br></i>><i> Meredith<br>
</i>><i><br></i>><i><br></i></div>><i> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Sean Cusack <<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss" target="_blank">sean.p.cusack at gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
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</i>>><i> ....aaaaand I can also get us dry ice. Access to cold things = easy for<br></i>>><i> this guy.<br></i>>><i><br></i>>><i> Sean<br></i>>><i><br></i></div>>><i> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Jason Jacobs <<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss" target="_blank">jason.jacobs at gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
</i><div class="im">>><i><br></i>>>><i> No LN2 access, but I do have an Omaha Steaks box sitting around. The dry<br></i>>>><i> ice contained within has since sublimated away, however.<br></i>>>><i><br>
</i>>>><i> Jason<br>
</i>>>><i><br></i></div><div class="im">>>><i> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Josh Myer <<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss" target="_blank">josh at joshisanerd.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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</i>>>>><i> Does anyone have access to liquid nitrogen? This, with some dry ice and<br></i>>>>><i> an Omaha Steaks box... invulnerable cupcakebrick!<br></i>>>>><i> --<br></i>>>>><i> /jbm<br>
</i>>>>><i><br></i></div>>>>><i> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, meredith scheff <<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss" target="_blank">satiredun at gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
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</i>>>>>><i> lets do this!<br></i>>>>>><i> <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge" target="_blank">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge</a><br>
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