Cotton Candy

freshnesschronic · 04-28-2007, 06:06 PM

How does it work?

I had it today in my dorm's field day for like the end of school.

Pardon me for my obscenity, but when I would like, drool a little saliva on it it would like burn, but not burn, but it looked similar to burning. Yeah.

What's the chemistry involved? Polysaccharides and H2O and waaaht?

zippyt · 04-28-2007, 06:23 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy

http://www.cottoncandy.net/

Aliantha · 04-28-2007, 09:30 PM

It's the sugar disolving in the moisture from your saliva.

Jeboduuza · 04-28-2007, 09:51 PM

taht stuff is gross man

AND messy

not my cuppa tea

piercehawkeye45 · 04-30-2007, 11:25 AM

I haven't had cotton candy in so long.

glatt · 04-30-2007, 11:35 AM

I had cotton candy a couple weeks ago. I love the stuff.

wolf · 04-30-2007, 12:07 PM

I love that stuff. There's something extra special about walking down the boardwalk and trying to eat it before the sea breeze melts it.

I usually have to make do with bags of it that are sometimes available at local convenience stores. It's more like cotton candy that you've smooshed around for a while, but the taste is the same.

I always wanted one of those machines. There was a tabletop model that appeared in the Sears Wish Book one year. I wished for one a lot. Didn't work ... mom said it would be too messy.

Hime · 04-30-2007, 01:12 PM

I love it.

When I was in college there was this storage company that would put up a booth every spring trying to get students to store their stuff there over the summer, and they always gave out free cotton candy as an attention-getting gimmick. It felt so fun and nostalgic walking down the city street eating cotton candy.

elSicomoro · 04-30-2007, 01:33 PM

Every now and then I get a taste for it...good stuff!

freshnesschronic · 04-30-2007, 03:07 PM

Blue or pink??

Decisions, decisions.

elSicomoro · 04-30-2007, 03:12 PM

I got some for Xmas 2006 (don't ask) that was multiple colors and flavors...it was pretty good.

Kitsune · 04-30-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Blue or pink??

As a young child I was afraid to brave the ladder at the top of the stairs and ascend into the attic, no matter how much my father encouraged me to explore the mysterious space illuminated by a single, dim light bulb. He told that if I could contain my fear, if I could steel myself and find the strength to go it alone, that I would discover a magical world where pink cotton candy -- free for the taking -- lined the floor, walls, and ceiling.

I'm not falling for that one, again.

SteveDallas · 04-30-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I always wanted one of those machines. There was a tabletop model that appeared in the Sears Wish Book one year. I wished for one a lot. Didn't work ... mom said it would be too messy.

So what's stopping you now?

piercehawkeye45 · 05-01-2007, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Blue or pink??

I'm a fan of blue.

TheMercenary · 05-01-2007, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy

http://www.cottoncandy.net/

That internet... it sure is an amazing thing.

04-28-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Cotton Candy How does it work? I had it today in my dorm's field day for like the end of school. Pardon me for my obscenity, but when I would like, drool a little saliva on it it would like burn, but not burn, but it looked similar to burning. Yeah. What's the chemistry involved? Polysaccharides and H2O and waaaht?

04-28-2007, 06:23 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy http://www.cottoncandy.net/ __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's the sugar disolving in the moisture from your saliva. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I love that stuff. There's something extra special about walking down the boardwalk and trying to eat it before the sea breeze melts it. I usually have to make do with bags of it that are sometimes available at local convenience stores. It's more like cotton candy that you've smooshed around for a while, but the taste is the same. I always wanted one of those machines. There was a tabletop model that appeared in the Sears Wish Book one year. I wished for one a lot. Didn't work ... mom said it would be too messy. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-30-2007, 11:25 AM	#5
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I haven't had cotton candy in so long.

04-30-2007, 11:35 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had cotton candy a couple weeks ago. I love the stuff.

04-30-2007, 01:12 PM	#8
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	I love it. When I was in college there was this storage company that would put up a booth every spring trying to get students to store their stuff there over the summer, and they always gave out free cotton candy as an attention-getting gimmick. It felt so fun and nostalgic walking down the city street eating cotton candy.

04-30-2007, 01:33 PM	#9
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Every now and then I get a taste for it...good stuff!

04-30-2007, 03:07 PM	#10
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Blue or pink?? Decisions, decisions.

04-30-2007, 03:12 PM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I got some for Xmas 2006 (don't ask) that was multiple colors and flavors...it was pretty good.

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