'Exploding' Tunnock's teacakes cleared by tests to fly again
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·April 5, 2025vr46
I keep them safe from harm in my stomach
AnotherGoodName
They still expand though!
It depends a bit on the flight altitude and plane type (newer planes have higher pressure and shorter flights are lower altitude) but i’ve learnt not to have carbonated beverages before flying.
vr46
Definitely, and never ever a non-alcoholic beer, yet to find one that isn't 99% gas by volume, you'll explode like Mr Creosote
dboreham
Timely reminder to head to World Market to stock up on pre-tarriff teacakes and caramel wafers..
esperent
Is this viral marketing for Tunnocks?.
ljf
Excellent marketing if so - I already want some.
I love a Tunnock's teacake - but they are pretty dangerous for me. I work maybe 3 mins walk from a Tesco Express and by the time I've left the shop I've usually eaten one, another on the walk, one in the lift then there are only 3 left - and I can share three with my work mates. So I eat the rest...
Delicious.
stevekemp
Dangerous indeed. They come in boxes of six, which I always treated as a single-serving.
I moved to Finland so I can't get them here, but at least I'm consoled by the availability of Irn-Bru!
andrewaylett
They still have Irn Bru in Finland? They stopped making it in Scotland once the sugar tax came into force :(.
Although if I'm honest, I drank far too much of the stuff so it's probably a good thing I can't buy it any more.
ljf
Single serving indeed, they don't really work for sharing. Similar for the 8 Tunnock's caramel bars...
unwind
I haven't tested either, but I would of course give [1] a try for comparison purposes. If you already have, how did they compare?
LilBytes
I moved to Australia and forgot they existed until I found them in the "Foriegn Food" aisle and my house has been stocked with them every day since.
They've been my favourite sweet for as long as I can remember.
dsr_
USA equivalent: think Mallomars or Pinwheels, but with better chocolate.
danparsonson
PSA: I recently carried a box full in my hold luggage and am happy to report that they survived intact (presumably the hold is pressurised), in case anyone was worried about that.
aaronmdjones
The cargo hold of most pressurised aircraft is itself almost always pressurised, yes.
Isamu
Glad that’s sorted now. I wouldn’t want to be lose a limb at altitude to any snack.
Physkal
I wonder how much does it cost to run an experiment like this?
bayindirh
If the facility is being used regularly, practically nothing. Plus, being able to do these kinds of things is a great boost for morale for people who like what they're doing.
endoblast
Well the consumable confectionery items cost about £1.15
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/254923832
Except, no, there are eight teacakes, so they must have bought at least two packets.
Wonder who ate the other four?
heohk
It was a spooky ghost!
zombot
Air-transport pressurized suites at your own peril.
Original source (linked from TFA): https://www.forcesnews.com/services/raf/cold-war-calamity-di...
That was published on the first of April.