This has the makings of an Ig Nobel award!
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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Well, that explains why the french are leading the world in fusion power.
Great... another non-renewable resource that we have to dig for.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was only manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.
The Mayonnaise is probably still down there, we just need to convince a submarine of billionaires to go and collect it.
This is brilliant.
I'm going to store it in my long-term memory as "true".
To the mayo mines with you!
I was aware that mayonnaise energy density is pretty high, but damn.
I hope they're using Duke's.
Helman's or Best, there are no others (pretty sure Helman's is sold as Best in certain regions). P
Is Duke's a regional brand?
Hmm, I may stand corrected - just looked it up and they use more egg yolks than even Helman's, so probably more like my own home made mayo.
I only buy mayo for either travel or just to have in the fridge just-in-case - too easy to make at home with a stick blender or even a hand mixer.
Duke's is on my shopping list now, maybe I'll find it locally.
Duke's is good but not quite as good as Helman's.
Dukes is top tier. Maybe it’s regional? I’ve lived around NC, GA, and TN I was able to get dukes at all of them.
Yea, wiki says it's from the southeast, maybe NC?
I generally make my own, which is so much better than store bought.
Dukes is the best I've ever had... I could eat that with a spoon right out of the container.
You can get dukes in a pouch , it's the new gogurt!
“Told you, Squidward”
"Is mayonnaise an instrument (to achieve limitless energy)?"
You'd have to be high to think of that. How high? Lehigh.
Damn you... Take my upvote