Everyone knows about Velveeta. Countless recipes have been written and published using this ubiquitous meal-building material. One or two of those recipes have even been tried and found to be edible.
It’s even mentioned in the literature somewhere – some authors calling it The Cheese That Cannot Die.
But what do we really know about this mysterious substance? Nothing.
The photo above is of Cherenkov radiation from nuclear waste stored in the staff swimming pool at the Hanford Nuclear Research Facility- or whatever.
In keeping with this subject:
This is the Fat Lady that everyone talks about – You know – the one that sings when it’s finally over? DON’T let her hug you to her breast.
And finally:
I think this photo speaks for itself. It certainly eats for itself. God, I’d love to have a garden-full of ‘em – just for the bragging rights.
Now – to go find some porn. Here’s some. It’s called, “Hannah in the snow“, or something like that.
I think it should be called, “Dumb, Frozen Twit – Earning Her Bucks”.
February 18, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Hi Steamboat – I worked for just about 5 years at PNNL in the Hanford Area. While I did not work in a “hot” zone, I believe those might be cesium capsules. Every now and then you’d hear of one of the guys lowering a pair of glasses into the pool and left there for a while. Bring them back up and the glass would be yellowed from the f-centers (color centers) in the glass. Knock and atom out of it’s place and what is left is a vibrating electron which absorbs /re-emits differently. No radioactivity, as the capsules are sealed and the water is very clean, but the irradiation part is fairly intense – pools are 30 feet deep if I understand it right. Unfortunately I never got to see anything firsthand.
The capsules aren’t the scary part. The scary part is all the big tanks filled with God-only-knows-what.
You almost imply that storing things in the staff pool was bad. I don’t think so – call it an abiotic swimming environment.
BTW – I think velveeta is sometimes used as a component in cement.
- LK
February 18, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Is it just me or does the fat lady look like Hillary Clinton? Or did I just state the painfully obvious?
- LK
February 18, 2008 at 3:37 pm
The fat lady just looks like the fat lady to me. Go figure…
I attended U of MO – Rolla, which has a swimming pool reactor. I have actually seen the good ‘ol blue glow first-hand. It’s neat.
Did you know that they (unscrupulous folk) irradiate 2nd-rate diamonds to alter the color, and hence the price?
What I really want to do is got to Trinity Site and collect my own piece of Trinitite – the green glass left over from the first Party-Pleaser ever detonated. But I understand its either all gone or off limits now. I know I can buy some – but it’s not the same thing.
February 18, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Oh. Velveeta was probably used in the Pyramids, too, LK.
Moses probably carried a box or two when he led the Heebs out into the desert or whatever.
I’m quite certain that – properly applied – Velveeta can part the Red Sea.
I know Wiki says it was created by some Swiss guy here in the States in about 1905 or thereabouts – but I don’t believe it.
Amazing stuff – Velveeta.
February 18, 2008 at 4:38 pm
You’ve seen Cerenkov radiation firsthand? You absolute dog! I got to see a plasma engine in operation in the big vacuum chamber that they (Bendix) tested the lunar rover in, but yours beats that IMHO.
Perhaps Manna = Velveeta? Just a thought. (Heresy, I know)
I find it hard that you could link Swiss to Velveeta, it doesn’t compute.
Trinitite… never heard tell of it. I have heard stories of hot rabbits (oh the jokes, hot buns) that pooped little radioactive pellets. Not at all surprised by irradiation of diamonds. Problem with color centers is the displaced atoms eventually pop back in place and the color fades over time. Maybe your kryptonite is different.
- LK
February 18, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I assume (and was told) it was the Cerenkov shit. They powered up the reactor and turned out the lights – and it GLOWED! We were in the leaded-glass control room, of course.
Wiki said Velveeta was invented by some Swiss immigrant guy (they give the name but I’m too lazy to Wiki it again) way back when horseless carriages were new. Kraft bought them out a few decades later. Wiki even said that at one time Velveeta was advertised as being a mix of Gouda, Swiss, and Cheddar – I think. I just skimmed the article.
I think your Manna idea is probably closer to the truth.
February 18, 2008 at 5:57 pm
[...] Am I Crazy? Ok, Steamboat McGoo posted a pic on one of his posts today – Post is called “Velveeta, a Perspective.” LINK [...]
February 18, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Something really weird happened with that post. I was clicking around, cutting and pasting like a ballet dancer, graceful as… oh hell, I fell flat on my face and the thing posted as-is. The link works, you’ll get the idea. I should have stopped at three pots of coffee.
- LK
February 18, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Well, thanks for the link, anyway.
February 18, 2008 at 7:04 pm
So, what do you think? Is that spooky or what?
Try it one more time for a clean and workable link… sheesh.
http://lemurking.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/am-i-crazy/
By the way, I mentioned the time you got to see cherenkov radiation… turns out SHE did, too! You think you know someone…
One more thing that’s been nagging at my mind and then I’ll leave this post – do you even like Velveeta?
- LK
February 18, 2008 at 8:01 pm
In cheese dip, and in Kraft cheese and shells.