TCHO Chocolate, part 2: machines + molecules (BBtv)

Today on Boing Boing tv, Xeni and Pesco dive deeper into the magical chocolate factory founded by a NASA software developer.

In this installment of BBtv's 3-part series on TCHO Chocolate, we learn more about the hacked-together, home-tinkered machines and high-tech wizardry that keep the factory running. The philosophy is "scrappy, not crappy," as founder Timothy Childs explains.

TCHO's R&D lab contains such diverse components as Space Shuttle tape, a modded RONCO turkey oven, stone grinders used in Indian restaurants, and deconstructed space heater parts from the local hardware store.

Next, we zoom in to the molecular-level science behind this most delicious confection. Science buffs, rejoice! This episode is as fun for your eyes and brain as the "obsessively good" chocolate is for your mouth -- Polymorph fun for the whole family. Warning: this episode is NSFC (not safe for chocoholics).

Boing Boing tv online: http://tv.boingboing.net


Watch the entire BBtv TCHO Chocolate series!
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_z351lfyc
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI5tdke1ee0
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp1JcgXGCMo

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[dvdfrnzwbr]

Anyone know where to buy the Ultra mixer @ 2:49 online?

[firespark420]

I want some. where do you get it?