r/UpliftingNews 2d ago

RAF ban on 'exploding' Tunnock's teacakes lifted

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20x5x0g3kqo
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u/eugene20 2d ago

Seeing as it's tricky to keep things frozen all the time, wouldn't the best advice be to stick a pin in it like an egg, or fork in a sausage, both also done to prevent explosions from pressure changes. Or just tap it to crack the shell a bit.

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u/Oatcake47 2d ago

Its a marshmallow filling like fluff (the spread) it will just ooze out and go everywhere.

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u/eugene20 2d ago

A pin prick isn't going to cause that, and it's going to crack anyway if the pressure change gets enough. an existing hole/crack just stops it being explosive.

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u/Oatcake47 2d ago

The chocolate isn’t thick, the foil i could understand. But the filling isn’t firm i can guarantee you it will ooze out any gap you give it under -pressure.