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Asked by kellysexton99 to Arlene, Colin, David, Eugene, Paul on 13 Nov 2012.
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David McKeown answered on 13 Nov 2012:
Ingredients
100g plain flour
Pinch of salt
1 egg
300 ml milk
1 tablsp. melted butter or sunflower oil
Anti-gravity machineInstructions: Turn on anti-gravity machine. Make pancakes as if on earth. Turn off anti gravity while flipping pancakes. Impress friends with flipping abilities. Post to youtube. Turn back on anti gravity machine. Eat pancakes
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Paul Higgins answered on 13 Nov 2012:
Hmm… the thing about pancakes is that because of the baking soda, when you heat one face, the soda releases gas and the cake rises. I guess the key is how to keep the batter in a disk, while heating one side, without gravity… Maybe if we use a centrifuge with a hot surface, and take advantage of the centripetal force, the batter will be spun around and stick to the outside. The pancake would be cooked into cylinder.. which would actually be great because you could fill the middle with whipped cream, strawberries, and syrup… I’m hungry now…
Comments
James Heneghan commented on :
You need a gravity machine not an anti gravity machine. To make the gravity machine, weld a hot plate to a pan. cut off the handle. Cut 3 holes in the side of the pan at 120 degrees to each other. attach 3 wires about 1 meter long to the pan and tie the other 3 ends together. pour in the liquid and swing round until ready to flip. Stop swinging. Flip pancake. Swing until ready. Add chocolate. Eat.
David commented on :
Right we should into business. All astronauts love pancakes, we will make a fortune
rach2kaii12 commented on :
that would be pretty awesome
Paul commented on :
This sounds like something that should be built at the Maker Fair, eh, David??
David commented on :
I think there is going to be enough inspiration from this to build many contraptions for maker faire
conormaynard7275 commented on :
I bet you they would taste gorgeous if you made pancakes in space!