Test Subject: Regular Strawberry Pop-Tart
Control Subject: Regular Strawberry Pop-Tart
Blender Model: Osterizer, Super Deluxe
Test Location: 4th floor, Ondine, Portland State University
Start Time: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 14:40 PST
Stop Time: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 15:00 PST
Purpose:
This test involved a series of measurements and calculations designed to determine the density of a Strawberry Pop-Tart.
Before Test:
Conclusions:
Before the test, both the control and the experimental Strawberry Pop-Tarts appeared within the range that would be described as a "normal" Pop-Tart.
Immediate Results:
Our first task was to remove as much of the air from the Strawberry Pop-Tart as possible. To do this, two Pop-Tarts were fed into a blender and "liquefied" by alternating “Low“ and “High“ power.
Next, the resulting mush was packed as tightly as possible into a 350 mL beaker. The total volume of the two blended Pop-Tarts was 100 mL. Using the dimensions of a Pop-Tart (10.6 cm x 7.9 cm x 0.5 cm), we were able to calculate the total volume of 418.7 cubic centimeters.
Using a little math (shown in the table on the right), we were able to calculate that a Strawberry Pop-Tart is 12% air and only 88% Pop-Tart stuff.
Therefore, Pop-Tarts are about 12% air
by volume.
Once again, nothing happened to the control during the experiment.
Long Term Results:
Neither the mushed Pop-Tart nor the control changed after the end of the experiment.
Strawberry Pop-Tarts shouldn’t make you burp.
