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From: Bod on 8 Jan 2010 07:35
NM wrote:
> On 8 Jan, 12:11, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> aaa wrote:
>>> Bod wrote:
>>>> Bod wrote:
>>>>> Adrian wrote:
>>>>>> "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much
>>>> like
>>>>>> they were saying:
>>>>>>>> If there really is a god can you give me his phone number
>>>>>>>> please? Of course you can't
>>>>>> He's ex-directory.
>>>>>>> Religion is the biggest single cause of avoidable death in the
>>>>>>> history of mankind, The sooner people grow up and take
>>>>>>> responsibility for themselves the better we will all be.
>>>>>> I think that falls into the "not quite" pile. Religion itself is
>>>>>> not to blame. The idiots who use it as a convenient cloak for
>>>>>> xenophobia, racism, misogyny and just plain misanthropy - either
>>>>>> committing acts themselves or "merely" inciting the gullible to
>>>>>> do their dirty work for them. They're the ones who are to blame.
>>>>>> Directly and personally.
>>>>>>> (Oh dear, I've just realised what I've done. I've agreed with
>>>>>>> NM!)
>>>>>> Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...
>>>>> Nevertheless, when that clock is showing the correct time, it IS
>>>>> spot on.
>>>>> Bod
>>>> Anyone who sincerely believes that a man once walked on water, needs
>>>> to seriously consider changing their drugs.
>>> On wild life / nature documentaries on TV, I have seen a type of small
>>> frog walk on water, by using the surface tension of water to support
>>> its own weight.
>> >
>> >
>> Yes, there is also a type of lizard that can run on water.
>> Apparently, it is technically possible for a man to RUN on water, but to
>> do so, they would have to attain a speed of about 70mph ish.
>>
>> Bod
>
> An ordinary mortal can both walk and run on custard.
>
>
Yes, I've heard that.
Ever tried it? :-)

Bod
From: Steve Firth on 8 Jan 2010 08:32
NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote:

> An ordinary mortal can both walk and run on custard.

No, not really. Because custard is made from eggs, cream, vanilla and
sugar and no matter how you arrange those and no matter what proportions
you'll not be able to do what you say.

Even if one takes a leap of imagination and assumes that your only
experience of "custard" is the custard substitute created by Mr Bird
then you are wrong. Because to make "custard" one has to take the
ingredients mix them in the correct proportions and then cook them.
Which causes the chains of the starch to untangle and swell creating a
gel which is impossible to run or walk on.

No, to get it to work at all, one has to take corn starch (everything
else in "custard" is irrelevant) and mix it cold with water. The
proportion of starch to water is critical, about 2:1 is ideal.
Obviously one does not make custard in the proportions of twice as much
custard powder by weight as milk.

If you do mix corn starch to water in the proportion of 2:1 would create
a colloid, in this case a dilatant which has the characteristic of
flowing under gentle pressure but of resisting high pressures. Hence it
will pour, very slowly. But if hit with a hammer or stood on it will
will harden.

Anyway, whatever one chooses to call it, it still isn't custard.
From: Adrian on 8 Jan 2010 08:44
%steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> Obviously one does not make custard in the proportions of twice as much
> custard powder by weight as milk.

You might not...

> Anyway, whatever one chooses to call it, it still isn't custard.

The lumps are the best bit, though. And the skin.
From: NM on 8 Jan 2010 12:23
On 8 Jan, 13:44, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
> > Obviously one does not make custard in the proportions of twice as much
> > custard powder by weight as milk.
>
> You might not...
>
> > Anyway, whatever one chooses to call it, it still isn't custard.
>
> The lumps are the best bit, though. And the skin.

I hate the skin, you can have my share, there is a video around
showing someone walking acroos a pool full of the stuff sadly I don't
have a link to it, maybe someone else knows and can post the link.
From: Steve Firth on 8 Jan 2010 12:34
NM <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote:

> I hate the skin, you can have my share, there is a video around
> showing someone walking acroos a pool full of the stuff

No, it wasn't custard.

> sadly I don't have a link to it, maybe someone else knows and can post the
> link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2D5y-AxIY

Yes I know they keep saying custard. But until it's cooked it's just
water and custard powder mixed together.

Unless of course you're the sort of person who thinks that a packet of
flour and bucket of water is a pie.
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