Day 130: S'mores Law

In 1965 one of the co-founders of Intel made an observation that the density of semiconductor components resulting in minimum component cost doubles every 24 months and he predicted that it would continue doing so. It has continued and his observation is now known as Moore's Law.

Today we used our take-home kit to make s'mores at lunchtime. As you can see we were eating on the deck - quite a turn-around from yesterday's cold wet weather. We came up with a modified technique involving a microwave rather than a campfire. Basically: take two sweet crackers (think digestive), place a piece of chocolate on top of one and a marshmallow on top, microwave the marshmallow/cracker combination for 10 seconds until marshmallow is soft and puffy, then take it out, turn it over and squish it on top of the chocolate to make a cracker - chocolate (melted by marshmallow) - gooey marshmallow - cracker sandwich.

As a result of our experiences, I now offer S'mores Law. An adult with a sweet tooth given unlimited access to the raw ingredients will double in weight every two years on account of eating s'mores. Probably.