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Baseballs do present a challenge to this theory, but I'm convinced we just haven't found the right seasoning.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Peppercorns?

Whole and spherical, not particularly tasty. Changing their shape via grinding, however, unlocks fought-wars-over-the-stuff levels of tastiness.

Please explain.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

They just have too much taste condensed into a tiny sphere, like mass in a white dwarf star. Grinding them down actually extends their surface area and if you were to toss the ground pepper in the air you'd create a haze of taste that may or may not cause a burning sensation in your eyes and respiratory system

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

You have me considering the flavor of Alderaan

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In their base form they're an outlier. Ground up you unlock the full potential of the smallest spheres on the graph.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

You gotta grind them into smaller, tastier spheres