Friday, August 15, 2008

Indefinite Shelf Life?

Three years ago, Marti, the customer service manager at Eisenbrauns, bought five Twinkies that had just reached their expiration date, and set them aside in a desk drawer with notes on each of them as to when they should be opened and tested. Does the urban legend of an indefinite shelf life had any truth to it? You can see the results yourself...



I felt surreal and light-headed for about half an hour afterwards. Then I had an apple, and that made me feel better. Thanks to James for recording and posting the video (his first ever!) I think it came out pretty well, especially since I wasn't working from a script!

3 comments:

Carolyn Kerr said...

Another urban legend laid to rest. Thank you, oh brave offshoot of your scientific parents.

Anonymous said...

Great Job! I remember hearing they had a 27 year shelf life , well that was not true .Nona

Unknown said...

I liked when you banged it against the table. Awesome. :)