the T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project - Haiku Version
All Haikus by Todd Stadler

The properties of
Twinkies: an experiment
done by Chris and Todd


The Scientists

Pseudo scientists
one named Chris, the other Todd.
They did these dumb tests.


The Subject

Moist golden sponge cake.
Creamy white filling of joy.
Boy, I love Twinkies!

Enriched flour and
water, sugar, corn syrup
oils - many kinds

eggs, dextrose, food starch
whey, leavenings, salt, starch, and
yellow corn flour

corn syrup solids
mono and diglycerides
dextrin, calcium

caseinate and
sodium stearoyl and
lactylate also

cellulose gum and
polysorbate 60 and
wheat gluten also

lecithin, flavors
artificial colors - lots!
and sorbic acid


The Experiments

Twinkies don't burn well
unless doused in alcohol.
Then they make good fires.

Twinkies in water
expand to near twice their size
and look really gross.

When they are pureed
Twinkies can be compressed much.
Really mostly air.

Do Twinkies conduct?
Run lots of current through them.
Very resistive.

Dropped off of sixth floor
Twinkies are not injured much.
Just a small fissure.

Microwaved Twinkies
emit a great deal of smoke
and smell very bad.

Is the Twinkie smart?
Is it just ignoring us?
Maybe never know.

Poor control Twinkie.
Its conditions never change.
I guess I'll eat it.


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Last edited July 29, 1999