13 Dec
2017
13 Dec
'17
7:15 p.m.
On 2017-12-12 13:30, Mike Stay wrote:
Had your hand warmed the spoon sufficiently to cause it to be too large for the neck of the jar?
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:29 AM, Bill Gosper <billgosper@gmail.com> wrote:
I was perplexed when the spoon suddenly jammed in the neck and refused to move up or down. After minutes of flopping it back and forth, I finally realized what was happening, and finished my soup. How? --Bill
Precisely! The jar and contents were cool, but the spoon was warming faster. Its smoothness and that of the jar disguised the snugness of the fit. Soon after I let go of the spoon and wrapped my hand around the jar neck, it was possible to lower the spoon into the cold soup, and then easily draw it out. --rwg