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The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent (www.popsci.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm6869

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 months ago (4 children)

“massaging tartrazine solution into hairless mouse skin over the course of a few minutes or using microneedling achieves “complete optical transparency in the red region of the visible spectrum”

I know it didn’t happen this way but I like to believe it was someone having their unwashed dorito fingers after lunch, decided to massage a mouse for several minutes, and figuring this out

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

No that's probably exactly what happened. Most discoveries happen serendipitously.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their name, Lennie.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Come to think of it, I didn't see any claims about no animals being harmed...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It says pretty clearly it's potentially non-toxic!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I was referring to Lennie, not the dye

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a masturbation injury if I've ever heard of one, the mouse is clearly a cover

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A scientist frantically looking for something to rub dorito dust on, before everyone else get into the lab the next morning.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Smoke some, eat snacks and try using real mouse with your laptop.