Date:         16 Jun 1995 15:55:45 U
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From:         "Don Kane" <Don_Kane@qmgate.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject:      Re: Grape Racing [was Re- Th

        Reply to:   RE>Grape Racing [was Re: They came and went]



Berry says
>Well, since it's Friday maybe I can prove I'm not an uptight jerk after all 
>and tell you folks something amusing...

>>>>Steve Johnson said:
 >> Oh, and when I heated up Amy's plate in the microwave, the fig
> > and grapes were still on it....   oops!

>This sounds like a perfect straight line to introduce 

	>MICROWAVE GRAPE RACING!

>Take a plate or other dish with a smooth surface, put a little film of 
>vegetable oil on it for lubrication.  mark parallel lines for start and 
>finish. Put it in the microwave. 

>Each drive chooses a grape and places it on the starting line, with the hole 
>where the stem was pointing *away* from the finish.

>Clsoe the door and nuke the grapes for a few minutes.  As the grape juice 
>begins to boil, a jet of steam will come out the stem-hole and you will >have

>ROCKET PROPELLED GRAPES!

>Loser buys the beer...

 > --berry

Berry,
I know you guys at parc are always ten years ahead of the rest of the world,
but you've really outdone yourselves this time. give yourself a promotion and
sell this idea to microsoft.
Don
Don_Kane@qmgate.arc.nasa.gov