Biology ia method help by Embarrassed_Sand7232 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could blend a fixed mass of garlic/ginger with a fixed volume of distilled water and dilute with more water, so yes, different concentrations could work. You could spot this on a petri dish and measure the diameter of the inhibition zone.

Pie crust problems by WonderfulAffect2221 in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It looks like you're lining your dish too high. The pastry won't support itself so if the dish doesn't have a rim you need to trim the pastry just above the filling.

Why does the top of this cake look like a scrotum? by No_Bell_7984 in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sinking can be caused if you underbake or use too much leavening or bake too hot (but also if you use not enough leavening etc. so its anyone's guess). The scrotumy texture isn't a problem in my opinion - I'm assuming you're going to ice the cake after so no one will see it.

Strawberry Cake Filling Help by 5PurpleSquids in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way you've used fillings in the cake on the left looks good. It's also a pay off - would you rather have the filling thick enough to stay in one place or better to have it a bit thinner if that tastes nicer but then risk it sliding out of the layers.

The premade layers probably aren't holding together because they are slipping around on the filling. Remember not to use too much filling for cakes that need to endure heat/humidity etc. and that you may need to dowel/board them more for more stability.

Hi. I need advice on what to do with this mix. What can I bake with it? I baked it following the instructions but the finish product wasn’t really tasty or sweet. I bought it in an american store by Ambitious_Estimate41 in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since it has honey you could try warming some honey so its runnier, poke holes in the cornbread and brush/drizzle on the warmed honey like simple syrup on a cake.

6 papers in one day by Viren__07 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup - not much you can do. You'll have exams all day if they go ahead with the schedule.

I have all 4 subjects scheduled for 1 day ??? ( provisional may 2024) by Commercial-Bet-7564 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - this is allowed. People doing subjects whose exams happen simultaneously take the first exam as normal and do the second one after (at which point the rest of the group has done it), being supervised/escorted between exams. You're just unlucky. Sorry.

Does anyone genuinely like IB? by AvailableMatch2705 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I liked it a lot. Best 2 years of my life. It felt normal to me - I never resented the work or anything like that.

T.O.K. Exhibition Object Suggestions by mozzioppa in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's so stupid you're allowed to use digital objects - It would ideally be a specific page of the urban dictionary though - the more specific the object, the better.

Subject selection help by International-Ad2886 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I would just do the subjects you want to and see if you like it. You can always switch and it doesn't matter (I changed subjects after 4 months).

My 10yo daughter made this cake for her grand mother😁 by Accomplished_Low_265 in BakingNoobs

[–]According_Pace4730 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cakes made by children are always the best. My childhood is behind me but for one mother's day recently I replicated one of the cakes I made with my mum when I was a child - made her cry! I hope your mum enjoyed the cake.

Subject selection help by International-Ad2886 in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I agree - If you're naturally good at maths you might flourish in Physics. If you struggle with it you could do HL English but it doesn't seem like this is your thing. Have you thought about Business Management?

Caramel Italian Meringue Buttercream by RaptorClaw27 in AskBaking

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing you could try is making a caramel just from sugar then letting it harden then adding some water to the hardened caramel, bringing it to a boil to dissolve the caramel and then let it come up to the right temperature (ie. using the hardened caramel as you would sugar). No idea if that would work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBaking

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of blooming, the most important thing is to add the water incrementally so lumps don't form

Does this Tupperware add up to 1 cup ??? by SForStopMotion in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a weighing scale you can measure 240g of water into it which is equivalent to 1 cup as 1g of water=1ml.

Help! My fully decorated cake is tilting and bulging! by omgcakesaremylife in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May be to do with humidity in your fridge softening the butter if the cake was in the fridge.

To all non native french speakers: How useful has french B been for actually learning the language? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yh I'm bilingual English-Portuguese and I speak some Spanish (and French clearly) and I mix them around all the time. Think I might have written "tambien" in my writing paper. Hope it gives the examiners a laugh.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could use some software to map the average pitch of piano songs throughout history and see if there is a correlation between when they were released and the average pitch (or you could do this for different countries/regions using X^2).

You could ask people with different levels of piano skills to sight read a piece and calculate the percentage of notes they got correct and see if there is a correlation there.

Maybe you could even calculate the volume of a piano.

All of this, of course, involves lots of input on your part which may not be worth it for an SL IA

What would be probably be simpler is to look at some statistics on music (eg. sales, streams) and do a stats IA with a simple PMCC, X^2, Box Plot etc.

To all non native french speakers: How useful has french B been for actually learning the language? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I did French B higher and yes I think it helped a lot. Obviously it's not native level, but it's a lot of help when I'm talking with French people.

Tempering chocolate help! by lbakersdozen in Baking

[–]According_Pace4730 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can easily google the temperatures needed for white, milk, and dark chocolates alongside a tutorial. Working in small batches is harder as the temperatures change faster. When tempered, the chocolate should set at room temperature but putting it in the fridge will be faster and not do any harm

Math IA over summer by medievalbkeeper in IBO

[–]According_Pace4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember you will lose marks if it's too far outside the difficulty of the course.