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Deep Frying in 0G to 3G+ - Cray - 09-06-2014

An abiding question of our times: can McDonalds deliver fries on spaceships and high-G planets?
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131219-can-astronauts-cook-fries

I'm not surprised by the zero-G results, since convection and buoyant removal of steam from food is important for frying. No G forces, no convection. But I didn't think much about higher G environments.