The tensile strength of onion rings

[Schmear]

Surprisingly high. As in, three can survive intact the entire drive from near Mt. Hood to downtown Seattle, approximately 207 miles, in wind and rain, while simply wrapped around a gold-plated, plastic mountain-bike hood ornament. A pic may follow.

Kinda puts the act of digesting these things in a new light.

[irul&ublo]

Surprisingly high. As in, three can survive intact the entire drive from near Mt. Hood to downtown Seattle, approximately 207 miles, in wind and rain, while simply wrapped around a gold-plated, plastic mountain-bike hood ornament. A pic may follow.

Kinda puts the act of digesting these things in a new light.

Walla-walla or Vidalia onion?

[Buster Highmen]

It's the gold plated plastic that's the real trick. Subterfugeous.

[Viva]

"The tensile strength of onion rings"

Methinks shear strength and not tensile strenght had more to do with the rings surviving your subjective fried food torture test.

Now, if you had tried to tow a boat trailer with an onion ring daisy chain, then that would have been a more apropos test of tensile properties. Maybe next time?

[trouble]

oh snap! viva exposes schmear's mechanics of materials jongness

[KevinDineen]

Now, if you had tried to tow a boat trailer with an onion ring daisy chain, then that would have been a more apropos test of tensile properties. Maybe next time?

I've been using them in lieu of carabiners. Schmear, I think pics are a must. I still haven't seen a close up of the BMX trophy. I was pretty bummed to hear the deer rack got ripped off in Chicago.

[Woodsy]

Kinda puts the act of digesting these things in a new light.

Proper chewing of all foodstuffs is essential....

[Schmear]

Schmear, I think pics are a must.

Unfortunately it's a Poloroid pic and I don't have a scanner here. Hmm, maybe I can dig the rings out of the garbage and re-enact the scenario. I'm getting hungry anyway.

Viva, I think you actually meant schmear strength. It's one of those mysterious forces, like dark matter.

[Viva]

I think you actually meant schmear strength.

No, I wasn't thinking of your disdain for underarm deorderant.

[Arty50]

Proper chewing of all foodstuffs is essential....

Thank you, Nancy Reagan.

[Tippster]

I'm pretty sure Nancy Reagan just gets fed intravenously these days. Lucky bitch.

[FigureEleven]

Onion rings are on par with bacon in terms of pure evil goodness.

[KillingCokes]

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS

[grskier]

Methinks shear strength and not tensile strenght had more to do with the rings surviving your subjective fried food torture test.

Now, if you had tried to tow a boat trailer with an onion ring daisy chain, then that would have been a more apropos test of tensile properties. Maybe next time?

Well, depends on how you think of it. If we're talking about the ring of actual onion ripping apart, that would be tensile strength. The drag of wind on the trailing end would create it, and it wouldn't be too much as the aerodynamics of the whole situation would route a good deal of that wind (and subsequent pressure) around it. If we're talking about the /homer voice/ tasty beer batter /end homer/ then we'd be talking more about shear and cohesion. Either way, I'd have given you $20 to eat that puppy after the ride.


And no, I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, however, my engineering office is next door to it.

[nutcase]

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS

No. This thread is awesome regardless

[Schmear]

grskier is on to something. The batter surrounding the onion (I have no idea what kind of onion except that it was white, not red) showed no outward sign of delamination. There was only a bit of black road grime on the windward side. The coating essentially protected the interior goods like a double-hull might keep oil from spilling out of a tanker--except in this case the outer hull was never breached despite what can only be called brutal exposure.

(Considering the health status of said rings, before and after the drive, I think the oil analogy is apropro.)

This is the best photo I can supply for now. In case you can't tell, it's an artist's rendering.

[Arty50]

Damn, that driver looks pissed!

[Meathelmet]

The batter surrounding the onion (I have no idea what kind of onion except that it was white, not red) showed no outward sign of delamination.

207 miles you say? 5 hours?


Soo, we have come to a conclusion that Mantras and Bigsticks delaminate more quickly than onions?

[Penfold]

I've got one of these bad boys on my desk currently...

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I'll nip off down to Burger King when I get a moment, and get some definitive data for you scientifically minded types...

[DaveTV]

Brings to mind the fine art of MANIFOLD COOKING..