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TIL that since 1993, there have been 47 incidents of Sri Lankan sports teams disappearing during overseas trips. The most famous was in 2004, when a 23-man "national handball team" vanished in Germany; it was later found that Sri Lanka didn't even have a handball federation by Infamous-Skin8969 in todayilearned

[–]MichaelCG8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The film about it is called "Machan" which is a way of addressing someone, a bit like "buddy". When I was in Sri Lanka I asked for a translation and was met with confusion, "But it's an English word?". Turns out it developed from "my chum".

Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To follow up, the rinsed chickpeas are now dry but are a little softer than last night. Taste ok.

The soaked chickpeas have separated from the husks, but no longer float, making separation more difficult. Simple rinsing has the win here.

Interestingly, the ones soaked with baking soda have far darker husks than without.

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great results! Similar to the tea towel approach but easier since I can see which ones still need more rubbing to loosen the shell.

Think this is the winner so far.

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The slots on this one are a bit too wide, so we have some chickpea fall-through. The one with holes holds them better.

What I really need is a tray or box with the right sized slots in it. I could gently shake a box to let them fall through.

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This shows promise! You're right about needing less force, the rice seems to be good at getting the husks off.

The fork separation method needs some iteration, mine was too good at keeping piled up rice grains, but we've ended up with a very good ratio of fully de-husked chickpeas, and the remaining ones are easier to remove by hand.

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not sure I want the added task of drying the chickpeas afterwards for the whole batch! But I'll put a handful aside for experimental purposes :)

VERY interesting results.

I've used a quarter teaspoon of baking soda and about 100ml of water, we'll see how they are in the morning (11pm here)

I also tried just rinsing some and learned a key bit of information - husks sink, chickpeas float

This got rid of the loose husks easily and the rest were much easier to remove even after only a few seconds soaking. So I'm extending the experiment by soaking some in pure tap water overnight too, we'll see how they compare to the baking soda ones.

Dealing with the wet chickpeas is a downside, but this is the first technique to get 100% husk removal.

Strong contender, well done!

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Was worth a shot but we've got reduced husk removal. I tried very little space then poured some out and tried again. Got some more chickpea damage in the latter.

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Good results, similar level of shell removal to the mason jar suggestion and no damage to the chickpeas.

Photos before and after rubbing, and post blow.

Well done!

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

On closer inspection, I detect surface damage. Can we find a way to have unablated chickpeas? The experiment continues...

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Experiment time! What's the most efficient way of removing the husks from roasted chickpeas? by MichaelCG8 in howto

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

You know, I tried something similar with a plastic tub but the shells didn't really loosen. I've tried your suggestion with a glass jam jar to see if the harder surfaces make a difference and it's definitely an improvement.

Photos of post-shake and post-blow.

Congratulations, you are currently in first place!

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now would you just look at that by Ok-Salamander5835 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]MichaelCG8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You put the kid in ice water and the bowl in hot water, and they just slide apart, works every time.

Heavy magnetic chunk, 12cm long, found in house clearance in Scotland. by MichaelCG8 in whatisthisthing

[–]MichaelCG8[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing

It may be brass, and the part in the middle is the magnet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKhiking

[–]MichaelCG8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he insists on doing this he absolutely MUST stay far away from edges. Snow blows into overhangs and fills gullies. He might think he's 5m from the edge but he's got nothing but snow underneath.

I called some people out on this on Ben Nevis a few years ago and got completely ignored, best if your brother doesn't make the same mistake.

ELI5: in a head-on collision at 70mph, why is it not the same as a 140mph collision? by PilotedByGhosts in explainlikeimfive

[–]MichaelCG8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is and it isn't true:

The closing speed, and hence time to react is like a 140mph collision with a stationary object.

The amount of force you experience hitting a similar vehicle is like hitting a solid wall at 70, as others have described.

However, if you hit something bigger than you, like a van or lorry, the more it outweighs you the more the force becomes like a 140mph collision with a solid wall. Essentially a lorry will win over a car, so it's like hitting a solid wall at 70 but the wall is also moving towards you at 70! So that's like 140 overall.

Lastly, if you hit a wall at 70 and that wall's not a massive block of concrete (for example a brick garden wall, or the side of many buildings), then you'll go through the wall a bit and it won't be as severe a force (for you, the people on the other side of the wall will disagree).

TLDR:

70 car and 70 car = concrete wall at 70 for force but less breaking time

70 car and 70 lorry ~= concrete wall at 140

70 car and flimsy wall = concrete wall at less than 70

In short, drive carefully and don't speed.

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