Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)
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# L# o( k7 O4 s! W# `os.tvboxnow.comAny ketchup fan will tell you: Getting that last dollop of the red stuff out of the bottle is a headache - and it normally just ends up in the bin.公仔箱論壇; R! l4 P+ `% z! O
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, [: c" d: n% K
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The MIT university team came up with LiquiGlide, a 'super-slippery' coating which makes the insides of the bottle so frictionless that the sludgy goo inside just slides out like water.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& M3 L, c0 b( F# n! Q
9 u& ?- ]1 j) T) WThe results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.
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; R- O. p+ C6 A+ v( `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group spent two months devising a solution.
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; t& `# {7 x1 \$ s( T) P7 m公仔箱論壇Burger fan Smith said: 'We were really interested in - and still are - using this coating for anti-icing, or for preventing clogs that form in oil and gas lines, or for non-wetting applications like, say, on windshields.( K6 o: a1 _) K2 o. f2 f+ ?! d
! f, L! i2 T% R3 b i'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.
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9 e, U4 U8 V3 g3 P( H( Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Plus, most of these other applications have a much longer time to market - we realised we could make this coating for bottles that is pretty much ready. I mean, it is ready, as you can see.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ C' S; Y4 O* o& |: N: ], h/ V+ a7 K
$ o1 ]. E) b! y. ~5 O0 \; J* los.tvboxnow.com'We had a limited amount of materials to pick from - I can’t say what they are, but we’ve patented the hell out of it.'
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Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.
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5 E$ E$ `2 `# v W2 ?4 }, U公仔箱論壇'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.
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'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'
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2 _$ T f( O q" }, D1 {9 [os.tvboxnow.comFor those who cannot see the video: See how the ketchup pours like milk towards the lip of the bottle, before landing neatly on your burger or chips( S* a- {# B6 U; m7 w8 L
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The old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...
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. I: C$ c; W: P3 W) vSo why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?
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+ Q. | f( | k( `3 j6 ] M公仔箱論壇Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"公仔箱論壇+ V) i& T8 o$ ]( T. [; e& b
1 m" y" t1 O1 w8 f' ~; dos.tvboxnow.com'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.
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, q+ E/ f! ]. O+ B. h) g" A. `'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.'
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( s$ T0 ~+ ?. o" O0 O2 Z. TThe secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved.
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The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful." r, k$ G* ~9 J' c6 M+ U o! f
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The product, called CloudTop, was created by 22-year-old undergraduate Brett van Zuiden, and aims to remove the 'Upload' button from the web, by linking all those different services - such as Facebook, Google Drive, DropBox, and Flickr - together.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' p; L @# F- C: i
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'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: j g3 a( [! i0 }# H3 w* i
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'The ketchup bottle is running low! I violently shake and slam on the bottle but only manage to get a small drop out (or even worse, I spray it all over my clothes!)'/ ^; T& x' S5 n6 w) ]) F& l0 q z
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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: i# T |1 U: E" z2 N公仔箱論壇Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future! U1 N. h' r3 r' [7 g: H
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide
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; N; u; [# O' P7 UHOW TO GET THE LAST DROP- K& j/ X7 X: ]- L; O/ c) e% m
So while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?公仔箱論壇4 h4 T" M: X& v7 x/ m1 ]
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There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.+ ]/ l& w# @# q6 V
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There's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ D! M! H* V% [ _- w6 Y* K! e( H
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Or, most common, is the 'tap-tap-tap' approach, where you hit the end of the bottle and wait for the ketchup to fall - but this normally either takes a while - or ends up covering your food with way too much sauce.
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Heinz recommends this tip: 'To release ketchup faster from the glass bottle, apply a firm tap to the sweet spot on the neck of the bottle - the '57'.9 ]9 M8 n% f8 b; `
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'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( b- \, Y$ }" b9 h- P: d
7 c' R9 E) F. P# d, P: n" zWhen the bottle is completely full, a vacuum keeps the sauce intact - so use a knife to get the first bit out, and it will get easier after that.+ s! I1 a# [" [- P5 S: k
0 [0 s. z& F3 U n) m/ s公仔箱論壇And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.
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