tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post8165774369568179629..comments2023-03-28T08:38:59.295-05:00Comments on [LAPSE... brain dead]: Pretzel twists?Tony Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-67697795444984331782008-05-30T08:54:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:54:00.000-05:00The pretzels are probably automated production, so...The pretzels are probably automated production, so I don't know if there could be a human influence on the twist direction or not. (And thanks for the info about marathons... although I'd much rather eat the chocolatey-caramel kind than run in one!)<BR/><BR/>I tried turning the pretzel around, but the twist direction doesn't depend on which side is "up" - it is still clockwise/counterclockwise regardless of which way's up. Think about a screw: it doesn't matter whether which direction the head of the screw is facing, the threads are still oriented clockwise or counterclockwise - the threading doesn't change simply by turning the screw over. That's my analogy for today... gotta run, late for work!Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-29074625213883726052008-05-30T08:43:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:43:00.000-05:00Maybe you're just holding some of the pretzels ups...Maybe you're just holding some of the pretzels upside down.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101046996892349364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-32256550966083410152008-05-27T08:04:00.000-05:002008-05-27T08:04:00.000-05:00(Paragraph formatting was hosed up on my original ...(Paragraph formatting was hosed up on my original comment)<BR/><BR/>Pheidippides, The Marathon Bard (I wonder if he sang his message...?):<BR/><BR/>The marathon race commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield near Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C., bringing news of a Greek victory over the Persians. Pheidippides collapsed and died at the end of his historic run, thereby setting a precedent for dramatic conclusions to the marathon. <BR/><BR/>(Above info courtesy of the Columbia Track Club's website -- http://ctc.coin.org/marathon.html)<BR/><BR/>I think the twist direction is an intentional calibration thing at the pretzel factory. Multiple machines which can be set for different directions.<BR/><BR/>Or it could be cheap hired labor that's not following the ISO job card correctly...Laudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513558742663701140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-87092278695245088622008-05-27T08:03:00.000-05:002008-05-27T08:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513558742663701140noreply@blogger.com