Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)公仔箱論壇/ v3 x* M5 Z: m8 X$ h
By Eddie Wrenn
6 V: \9 w" v. x; v公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 08:56 GMT, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 GMT, 23 May 2012
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+ h* b1 L3 m# yAny ketchup fan will tell you: Getting that last dollop of the red stuff out of the bottle is a headache - and it normally just ends up in the bin.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 W3 f1 ^$ x, X6 M" t7 |( m& q8 l
But now, a radical new bottle design could spell the end of that problem forever.3 B7 G' x! ]4 J9 e7 t$ ~4 w7 E4 w* @
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The MIT university team came up with LiquiGlide, a 'super-slippery' coating which makes the insides of the bottle so frictionless that the sludgy goo inside just slides out like water.
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4 ^! b8 p+ ]8 y/ {4 n! f公仔箱論壇The results are astonishing - and any burger and chips fan out there should prepare to be amazed.
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1 O7 u3 Q- x2 z. V+ u7 M& cMIT PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group spent two months devising a solution.
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Burger fan Smith said: 'We were really interested in - and still are - using this coating for anti-icing, or for preventing clogs that form in oil and gas lines, or for non-wetting applications like, say, on windshields.
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'Somehow this sparked the idea of putting it in food bottles - it could be great just for its slippery properties.7 M! Y, G* c: } t/ D6 p& j- Q+ c
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'Plus, most of these other applications have a much longer time to market - we realised we could make this coating for bottles that is pretty much ready. I mean, it is ready, as you can see.www2.tvboxnow.com# O( e" Y+ g1 d a4 Z
6 g" Z7 j" _0 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We had a limited amount of materials to pick from - I can’t say what they are, but we’ve patented the hell out of it.'公仔箱論壇) Z- o6 T, k t; F9 @3 Y3 _
2 N" k3 n# \1 r) \+ f5 z1 @8 I7 ~Naturally, the team had to research their market before getting to work.% n1 K* k8 I( F( B
. C* d& A( ~1 o2 MSmith, who is is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering and a minor in entrepreneurship, and already holds nine patents, told the FastCo website: 'It was never really a personal pain point for me, but I do hate struggling to get sauce out of the bottles.
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'I didn’t know about the tapping of the '57' until I started looking into this. It was all news to me.
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4 `. o' E3 Y( I+ r" ~% n- U6 n公仔箱論壇'We have all types of sauces, jellies, and jams everywhere in our lab - It’s like a closet full of condiments.'
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For those who cannot see the video: See how the ketchup pours like milk towards the lip of the bottle, before landing neatly on your burger or chips
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S* ?5 W$ x% @7 \. @( P. OThe old way: Good luck getting that last piece out...tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 I( i9 M. E) r' o1 i& o
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So why did the team pick sauces for their award-winning product?
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Dave said: 'It’s funny: Everyone is always like, "Why bottles? What’s the big deal?"TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 L/ ?8 v& B! J! Y A+ j
' D/ u: r' x' A1 q/ q9 O, {+ G" d公仔箱論壇'But then you tell them the market for bottles - just the sauces alone is a $17billion market.www2.tvboxnow.com' G% [: ?9 V5 f4 w$ S
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'And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year.'
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The secret ingredient to the liquid coating is a heavily-guarded secret, but the team promise it is non-toxic and will be FDA approved.
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The $100,000 winner of MIT's contest was perhaps a bit less jaw-dropping, but hopefully just as useful.. S3 X, ^# U# g; X" q! y" @4 q
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: v% o9 O; T7 X& m3 \ {'I get my burger and proceed to add all the necessary condiments: lettuce, tomatoes, onions…but oh no!公仔箱論壇: |0 }5 v \* B
4 b8 [3 L! s. L0 J; @www2.tvboxnow.com'The ketchup bottle is running low! I violently shake and slam on the bottle but only manage to get a small drop out (or even worse, I spray it all over my clothes!)'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 M4 ^3 |$ l6 b2 M6 w4 R% ~) {' R; {( o
Dave Smith, MIT, explains the problem
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For example, you could drag and drop a picture file between all the different photo services without needing to re-upload and re-tag on each occasion.公仔箱論壇4 V1 E( J$ f+ n% q* G3 D. o( y7 m
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Team LiquiGlide was bestowed the Reader's Choice at MIT's Entrepreneurship Contest, winning a $2,000 prize - but their product is sure to reap them much more money in the future
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Not a fan of ketchup? Mayonnaise lovers can also enjoy the magical properties of LiquiGlide
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* |, b% h% c2 ]# O% d, |* l8 U6 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo while we wait for the MIT team's product to come to market, how can you get that last bit of ketchup?TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# C4 U, \) y2 {
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There are many tried and true methods - all of which involves some vigorous shaking, spinning or twisting, with swearing optional.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 [$ Q& F, E: s4 `' S! u
) `) I# A A& Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere's the windmill approach: Swing your arm around in a semi-circle and let the centrifugal forces help you out.
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Or, most common, is the 'tap-tap-tap' approach, where you hit the end of the bottle and wait for the ketchup to fall - but this normally either takes a while - or ends up covering your food with way too much sauce.3 I9 ]( a1 Y- r9 d+ A
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Heinz recommends this tip: 'To release ketchup faster from the glass bottle, apply a firm tap to the sweet spot on the neck of the bottle - the '57'.; V% U) o2 Q' L E8 d+ V8 C, D
5 k# @7 I! F; W. W# T# u'Very few people know this secret. Now you’re in-the-know.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 L. e, J8 u5 W* }; L
& T$ `2 m J8 B- ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。When the bottle is completely full, a vacuum keeps the sauce intact - so use a knife to get the first bit out, and it will get easier after that.
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And store your bottle upside-down - at least that way the slow-moving sauce has less far to travel.
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