Okay, that's … what the fuck? That's amazing!
We tend, I think, to imagine that the days of simple scientific 'miracles' – Newton and his prism, Fleming and penicillin – are at an end. Anything really useful will take years of work and a mountain of kit to make happen.
Nope. Take tartrazine, the food colouring used in Doritos, and paint it onto your skin. Shine a red light on it. Your skin is transparent!
How many medical applications does that have?!
@fishidwardrobe As my native friend always says "Holy fuck"
@fishidwardrobe halloween's gonna get fuckin wild
This could be the most awesome Halloween get-up ever.
@fishidwardrobe Would be a funny Halloween trick here in the USA
@fishidwardrobe @delevely have you seen this?
@fishidwardrobe
Now that's a headline I will click on!
Scientists use food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/09/05/see-through-transparent-mice-food-dye/