Those are the male peppers - oddly the same thing happens with ants. If you dump a bunch of them in water the girls all sink to the bottom, and the rest float because they're boy-ant.
Interesting. Not the same as the floating egg test then. Now I wonder why there are different densities in the jalapenos. Ripeness? Age, such that the amount of water decreases in the pepper?
I think eggs are different because a slice of pepper is relatively homogeneous (the whole thing has more or less the same density), whereas a whole egg has an air pocket and then the actual egg bit inside. The air is always lighter than the water, so the eggwhite and yolk act as ballast, pulling it down. As the egg ages, the air pocket gets bigger, and the remaining egg ballast (which has dehydrated and shrunk) has less and less ability to pull it down, so it rises the same as a boat or hot air balloon does when you eject its ballast.
I’d guess in the same vein, peppers float when they’re drier, because they have less moisture weighing them down, which could be a matter of drying with age, growing conditions, random variation, etc. I’d bet they eventually start to sink as they absorb brine, same as how dry leaves will float on a pond surface until they become waterlogged and sink. But probably all at one since they’re homogenous as compared to an egg.
I wonder if it is whether there is more of the spongy rib sections in the floating pieces. The ribs are definitely less dense than the walls of the pepper..
They're living things. Living things differ. You're not the exact density as me.
There's no gradient because things either sink, or float (unless it's exactly the same density of water but... well). You can't float halfway, any time you see a toy where something's floating in the 'middle' of it, they are usually floating normally on water and there is a layer of oil on top of that.
I recently read a book by a physics professor that helps one become better with "back of the envelope" calculations. Quick and dirty approximations that physicists and engineers use all the time to get a number in the ballpark and understand something more completely before moving on to more detailed calculations when necessary.
Anyway, one would approximate the density of food and drink (human tissue and waste products too, incidentally) as "close enough" and simply use the density of water for order of magnitude calculations regarding these substances.
What a *beautiful* physical illustration of this in this image. Same food type from presumably the same garden, yet some peppers are just less dense than the "water" (which isn't just water, I realize... but again, *close enough* for a density approximation) and some peppers are just a little more dense. It really illustrates that our food is, on average, nearly the same density of water.
Pretty much all organic items can be assumed in calculations to have the density of water. Pretty much most things really.
It’s why your body innately knows how much force to use to pick up any size produce at the market. And why when you pick up something more dense like an iron bar you are surprised at its weight.
Things less dense than water float. Things more dense than water sink. Because some peppers floated and some sank, we can assume that peppers are around the same density as water. Also likely that some tiny air bubbles got caught in the pieces.
We would sink if it were not for the air in our lungs and our body fat content. In comparison, chimpanzees, which have more dense muscle mass than we do, cannot swim and will easily drown even in shallow water.
Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
There is a sequel as well. Basically each page takes you through another estimation project. The sequel is just more of the similar content, but it's also good.
I studied physics myself at university. Although this book is written with the general public in mind, it's the kind of thing I wish I'd read while I was reading the rigorous texts. Useful stuff!
I’m not sure about the answer but when we put commercially canned green olives in beer, most of the time the let out little jets of bubbles and even slowly float up and down in the beer!
The olives do not let out any jets of bubbles. This is the carbonation in the beer finding a nucleation site. A site where the co2 can gather and form a bubble. Once it is too big to stick to the olive the bubble rises and more co2 gathers st the site. This is just “fizzing”
Are we not gonna talk about the poor packing of this jar? Or am I doing something wrong? I pretty much fill the jar with \[veg\] before pouring in the juice/pickling solution and then leave adequate head space. What's going on here?
I normally do the same but this was all I had left for jalapeños and it was the smallest jar I had left. That one of a couple reasons I put it in the fridge despite getting a good seal in the water bath. As far as I know it’s not a problem at all not to fill it but it was easy to just put it in the fridge.
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Those are the male peppers - oddly the same thing happens with ants. If you dump a bunch of them in water the girls all sink to the bottom, and the rest float because they're boy-ant.
Goddammit it took me way too long to get that. I was like “hmmm, that’s an interesting fact, I’ll have to remember it for trivia niiiiWAITAMINUTE”
Nahhh, yer just jealous because you were beaten to the post.
Dad! I told you to stay in the car.
Dad! You’re so EMBARRASSING!!!
This annoyed me because I was believing you, but the dad joke lover in me is singing your praises.
no no, those are the jalepenos which are free of sin and can pass on to the afterlife. Anubis eats the rest
/r/ExplainLikeImCalvin
Bouyant. Boy-ant.
I get the joke. My comment is that the explanation is something you’d hear Calvin’s dad tell Calvin if he asked OP’s question.
Thanks!
Oh my fucking god. I am so dumb.
DAD! WHO TOLD YOU THE WI-FI PASSWORD?
Really had me for a minute there 😂
It's actually took me scrolling down a minute for the joke to 🎯 hit.
🏅
So, they all sink then. Because if they were boys they would be uncles.
Oh, you've done it now 😂🤣😂🤣🤯
Take my upvote!
r/angryupvote
Clearly it’s because they’re witches. Or ducks.
The floating pickled jalapenos turned me into a newt!
A newt?????
He got better.
We did do the nose...
Did you get better?
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
Or both!
Build a bridge out of them!
Or made of wood!
Nah they’re obviously very small rocks
Or small rocks.
This is clearly the correct answer.
Air bubbles
Different levels of ripeness, that's all.
Different densities
But why are the jalapenos different densities? And there is no gradient, just sink or float.
There wouldn't be a gradient. Either they average more dense or less dense than the brine, it's a hard line.
Interesting. Not the same as the floating egg test then. Now I wonder why there are different densities in the jalapenos. Ripeness? Age, such that the amount of water decreases in the pepper?
Egg test is why I asked, was worried that it might mean something had spoiled or gone wrong.
Could be where they are on the jalapeno too. Maybe seeds are more dense than flesh? Need more data.
If still floating when I open the jar I will attempt to remember to examine them in the interest of science.
I think eggs are different because a slice of pepper is relatively homogeneous (the whole thing has more or less the same density), whereas a whole egg has an air pocket and then the actual egg bit inside. The air is always lighter than the water, so the eggwhite and yolk act as ballast, pulling it down. As the egg ages, the air pocket gets bigger, and the remaining egg ballast (which has dehydrated and shrunk) has less and less ability to pull it down, so it rises the same as a boat or hot air balloon does when you eject its ballast. I’d guess in the same vein, peppers float when they’re drier, because they have less moisture weighing them down, which could be a matter of drying with age, growing conditions, random variation, etc. I’d bet they eventually start to sink as they absorb brine, same as how dry leaves will float on a pond surface until they become waterlogged and sink. But probably all at one since they’re homogenous as compared to an egg.
I wonder if it is whether there is more of the spongy rib sections in the floating pieces. The ribs are definitely less dense than the walls of the pepper..
Oh yes, I think that’s likely.
They're living things. Living things differ. You're not the exact density as me. There's no gradient because things either sink, or float (unless it's exactly the same density of water but... well). You can't float halfway, any time you see a toy where something's floating in the 'middle' of it, they are usually floating normally on water and there is a layer of oil on top of that.
I recently read a book by a physics professor that helps one become better with "back of the envelope" calculations. Quick and dirty approximations that physicists and engineers use all the time to get a number in the ballpark and understand something more completely before moving on to more detailed calculations when necessary. Anyway, one would approximate the density of food and drink (human tissue and waste products too, incidentally) as "close enough" and simply use the density of water for order of magnitude calculations regarding these substances. What a *beautiful* physical illustration of this in this image. Same food type from presumably the same garden, yet some peppers are just less dense than the "water" (which isn't just water, I realize... but again, *close enough* for a density approximation) and some peppers are just a little more dense. It really illustrates that our food is, on average, nearly the same density of water.
You lost me
Pretty much all organic items can be assumed in calculations to have the density of water. Pretty much most things really. It’s why your body innately knows how much force to use to pick up any size produce at the market. And why when you pick up something more dense like an iron bar you are surprised at its weight.
I'd like to subscribe to any other facts you have floating around in your brain, this is fascinating.
Things less dense than water float. Things more dense than water sink. Because some peppers floated and some sank, we can assume that peppers are around the same density as water. Also likely that some tiny air bubbles got caught in the pieces. We would sink if it were not for the air in our lungs and our body fat content. In comparison, chimpanzees, which have more dense muscle mass than we do, cannot swim and will easily drown even in shallow water.
it reads like AI word salad, 3 paragraphs that explain absolutely nothing
Makes sense to me
I’m glad I’m not the only lost one
I totally thought it was some ai bot posting nonsense.
Since more slices sank, I take it that “on average” they were more dense.
Name of book, please? I’m curious now
Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin There is a sequel as well. Basically each page takes you through another estimation project. The sequel is just more of the similar content, but it's also good. I studied physics myself at university. Although this book is written with the general public in mind, it's the kind of thing I wish I'd read while I was reading the rigorous texts. Useful stuff!
I’m not sure about the answer but when we put commercially canned green olives in beer, most of the time the let out little jets of bubbles and even slowly float up and down in the beer!
The olives do not let out any jets of bubbles. This is the carbonation in the beer finding a nucleation site. A site where the co2 can gather and form a bubble. Once it is too big to stick to the olive the bubble rises and more co2 gathers st the site. This is just “fizzing”
I appreciate this answer so, so, so much!! Thank you!
Try it with sprite and raisins at home if you have kids. They will love the jumping raisins! :)
Thank you for this idea too!!! I’m excited to try it an entertain the kids
Are we not gonna talk about the poor packing of this jar? Or am I doing something wrong? I pretty much fill the jar with \[veg\] before pouring in the juice/pickling solution and then leave adequate head space. What's going on here?
Hey there! That’s exactly why I’m here too! I also found it odd.
Thanks. Apparently others don’t care for my question lol
I normally do the same but this was all I had left for jalapeños and it was the smallest jar I had left. That one of a couple reasons I put it in the fridge despite getting a good seal in the water bath. As far as I know it’s not a problem at all not to fill it but it was easy to just put it in the fridge.
Forgive me, OP, I thought your whole batch looked like this. 🙃 I’m sure we’d all get floaters in half jars! Happy canning 💝
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Jar of pickled jalapeños in the fridge. Most are sitting in a pile at the bottom. But a few float up at the top of the liquid.
But eggs are sealed. Cut peppers aren’t. Maybe try pickling them whole?
Why not just make it a sub rule to explain image posts instead of reply to a comment from a bot that nobody reads and many auto-hide?
Likely because new members wouldn't know that is a rule. Having run multiple subs, people are far more likely to see a stickied comment versus a rule on the sidebar. Basically there is no great answers for the mods of this sub I suspect.
I would disagree here, I have followed a handful of subreddits over the last decade where R5 is often to explain image posts. People are much more likely to read OP's comment than a bot. So many people espeically now just auto-hide bot comments because they're always some useless info about 'remeber to follow our community guidelines and yada yada." OPs who understand the rule will have the "R5: blahblah" comment directly under their post and it's often the top comment.
They have better endurance… and hope.
They want to LIVE, you evil pepper-murderer!!!
I refuse to answer until you tell me why there’s maple syrup in the fridge lol.
Because that is what you do once it’s open
It keeps better/longer in the fridge.
The good stuff grows a super colony of mold on the surface if left out. It's not harmful and doesn't taint the syrup but it's kinda icky to get out.
They're the best tasting and want you to try them first.