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November 17, 2010

The Rutan Turkey Timer

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Tony Cenicola/New York Times

Today’s New York Times dining section features the Perfect Roast Timer, by Kikkerland in SoHo. Florence Fabricant writes “Just when I thought the chicken should be ready…the legs of the timer whipped straight up from horizontal to vertical.”

Scaled Composites

In case there is any doubt that the Perfect Roast Timer was inspired by Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne, the wings of which pivot up into a high-drag configuration for a stable reentry, Fabricant goes on to say, “The timers are silicon and can be used in ovens as hot as 450 degrees.”



Posted By: Pat Trenner — Commercial Spaceflight | Link | Comments (3)


3 Comments »

  1. the suborbital space tourism is TOO DANGEROUS … x.co/Jeb4

    Comment by gaetano marano — November 17, 2010 @ 3:37 pm


  2. Where can I buy turkey timer?

    Thanx

    Comment by fuisz — November 19, 2010 @ 9:46 am


  3. @fuisz:

    Buy timer online at mxyplyzyk.com

    Comment by Pat Trenner — November 19, 2010 @ 11:58 am


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