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[–] laserwash2000@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

The chicken has to exceed the boiling point of water for it to be cooked? Unless we’re making chicken caramels, I don’t think so.

Doing some math, I think it works out to 6,242 slaps or a single slap at 1,939 mph. Much more attainable.

[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

That 205C would just be the surface temperature of the chicken, not the average. Note that the calculation doesn't take into account the volume or radius

EDIT: No, I'm wrong. The calculation is for boiling the whole chicken. Who was this written by, a Brit?

[–] laserwash2000@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Are you sure? The numbers in the ~~tweet~~ reddit post talk about total mass and heat capacity. So I think that means the entire bulk has that average temperature.

[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] laserwash2000@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

One thing’s for sure: a chicken slapped at 3726 mph won’t be very tasty. Or look too good.

[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What, you don't like ~~vaporized~~ ionized poultry?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

slap

It won't be a chicken anymore, Instant mist

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