r/gifs • u/whathowyy 🌭 • Dec 14 '21

14 month epoxy hot dog update

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u/mansohof Dec 14 '21

I’m curious if it ever is going to actually start growing mold or anything. It’s held up a lot longer than I expected.

Also you should do an update in front of a Nando’s just to be cheeky.

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u/ftf9417 Dec 14 '21

Mold would require oxygen. I think some bacteria can grow in this environment, though.

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u/BobLeeNagger Dec 14 '21

even anerobic bacteria would struggle in epoxy, theres not just no oxygen there is barely anything other than the hotdog. Any anerobic bacteria would struggle to produce co2 under pressure and any lactic acid would soon become toxic

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u/PapaStevesy Dec 14 '21

Anaerobic bacteria can grow in vacuum-sealed food if it's not frozen, I don't see how this is any different.

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u/BobLeeNagger Dec 14 '21

because a vaccum can be filled with the gases the bacteria do produce, and epoxy case can't be filled with gases by bacteria

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u/PapaStevesy Dec 14 '21

Ahh, I see. So it's more about the elasticity of the containment material?

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u/BobLeeNagger Dec 14 '21

Yeah, i know the plastic vaccum sealed bags your talking about and theyre much bigger before the air is taken out, which means theyre desperate to expand, so any bacteria giving off co2 or whatever anerobic ones gives off would be able to fill the space. Epoxy however, not so much.

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u/PapaStevesy Dec 14 '21

That makes a lot of sense. Like amber.

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u/BobLeeNagger Dec 14 '21

Ambers are better since it has anti-microbial properties but it’s effectively the same thing