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By: Duvics on 12/22/09
Seriously? Someone went and sabotaged a ketchup bottle? I suspect it's Francois Dillinger.
Seriously? Someone went and sabotaged a ketchup bottle? I suspect it's Francois Dillinger.
By: Roni on 12/22/09
Several years ago, I had a bottle of ketchup explode when I opened it while dining at Davy Crockett's. It didn't go into my face but hit my shoulder and hair. I had not shaken the bottle so it was a mystery to me why it happened. The Manager said they mix partially empty bottles together and perhaps that caused the build-up of air. Didn't sound plausible to me but they cleaned me up and paid for my meal.
Last week, at Cracker Barrel in Smyrna, I went to sprinkle pepper on my eggs and the lid fell off and all the pepper emptied onto my eggs. They recooked my meal and checked the pepper shakers on the rest of the tables. It happens.
Several years ago, I had a bottle of ketchup explode when I opened it while dining at Davy Crockett's. It didn't go into my face but hit my shoulder and hair. I had not shaken the bottle so it was a mystery to me why it happened. The Manager said they mix partially empty bottles together and perhaps that caused the build-up of air. Didn't sound plausible to me but they cleaned me up and paid for my meal.
Last week, at Cracker Barrel in Smyrna, I went to sprinkle pepper on my eggs and the lid fell off and all the pepper emptied onto my eggs. They recooked my meal and checked the pepper shakers on the rest of the tables. It happens.
By: Trvlace on 12/22/09
That is a PLO Ketchup Bomb!
That is a PLO Ketchup Bomb!
By: Macgyver on 12/22/09
This is news?
This is news?
By: hd2w0w on 12/22/09
Of cause this is news. We are in TN.
Of cause this is news. We are in TN.
By: shotgun on 12/23/09
It is not news, just another public service announcement about the dangers of ketchup at restaurants. Beware.
It is not news, just another public service announcement about the dangers of ketchup at restaurants. Beware.
By: devolver on 12/23/09
That's a pretty big leap in logic by the MPD to suggest that someone tampered with the bottle. There are a number of reasons the bottle could have exploded.
Ask anyone who's waited tables and they'll probably have an exploding ketchup bottle story.
Consider this.. ketchup is a volatile substance. Its constantly undergoing chemical changes inside the bottle. Gas is produced by the fermentation process, which can build up, allowing for a significant change in pressure inside the bottle. Couple that with a weakened structure (maybe the bottle got dropped once, was hit too hard, etc) and you have all the making of an exploding bottle of ketchup.
Leave it to the police to automatically assume that a crime has taken place...
That's a pretty big leap in logic by the MPD to suggest that someone tampered with the bottle. There are a number of reasons the bottle could have exploded.
Ask anyone who's waited tables and they'll probably have an exploding ketchup bottle story.
Consider this.. ketchup is a volatile substance. Its constantly undergoing chemical changes inside the bottle. Gas is produced by the fermentation process, which can build up, allowing for a significant change in pressure inside the bottle. Couple that with a weakened structure (maybe the bottle got dropped once, was hit too hard, etc) and you have all the making of an exploding bottle of ketchup.
Leave it to the police to automatically assume that a crime has taken place...
By: Trvlace on 12/23/09
It is a conspiracy by Heinz 57!
It is a conspiracy by Heinz 57!
By: SocEtTuem on 12/23/09
The years great mystery, an exploding ketchup bottle! Likely there was a buld up of pressure in the bottle as a consequence of something less than a nefarious plot, like fermentation as devolver suggests, or simply that the bottle was brittle. As to Roni's loose pepper cap, that gag is as old as the Tennessee Hills, one reason you should always check the lids before you use the condiments. Not to imply I ever did anything like that as a kid...
The years great mystery, an exploding ketchup bottle! Likely there was a buld up of pressure in the bottle as a consequence of something less than a nefarious plot, like fermentation as devolver suggests, or simply that the bottle was brittle. As to Roni's loose pepper cap, that gag is as old as the Tennessee Hills, one reason you should always check the lids before you use the condiments. Not to imply I ever did anything like that as a kid...
By: emmarae on 12/23/09
I think we need to turn this case over to the mythbusters, see if they can figure out how it exploded.
I think we need to turn this case over to the mythbusters, see if they can figure out how it exploded.
By: titansone on 12/23/09
There's only one good thing about this story: no one has called it "catsup". Very irritating! ;)
There's only one good thing about this story: no one has called it "catsup". Very irritating! ;)
By: devolver on 12/23/09
emmarae: I think you may be on to something.
emmarae: I think you may be on to something.
By: Bettie on 12/24/09
Who called the cops?
Who called the cops?
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