The Science Behind Turkey Time

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There are 60-foot high balloons floating above packed city blocks, cranberries on the stove, inside-the-turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes, outside-the-turkey stuffing, football, abominably huge turkeys, and one lucky bird.

The best part of Thanksgiving dinner? Leftover Thanksgiving dinner.

But those leftovers take hard work– that hot, perfect, leftover Thanksgiving dinner Friday lunch sandwich — that takes precision, dedication, and extra cranberries.

In this Thanksgiving-special post, we present this great video from the American Chemical Society that sheds light on the science behind pop-up turkey timers, mashed potatoes, and those great thanksgiving naps.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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