Pancakes

The Strange Secret Behind Venus’ Pancake Volcanoes

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

Scientists Explain the Physics of the Perfect Pancakes

Have you ever wondered why your pancakes sometimes have ugly craters, or a weird ring around their edges? A new analysis of pancake recipes could help you exploit physics to make the perfect pancake — and possibly one day save your sight. In the journal Mathematics TODAY, a group of researchers from University College London…

Physics & Chemistry Esther Inglis-Arkell

Trailer for Cabin Fever Remake Offers Plenty of Gore But Disturbingly Few Pancakes

We knew it was coming. And now, it’s almost here: the remake, or reboot, or risky “man, I hope nobody remembers anything that happened 14 years ago” gamble that is the Cabin Fever remake. Let’s see … kids go to the woods to party, only to realize a disgusting and highly contagious plague awaits. Sounds…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Up Your Breakfast Game With a Darth Vader Pancake Maker

Tired of all those talented parents posting photos of the artsy-fartsy pancakes they make for their spoiled kids? Of course you are. But if your own brood grows tired of your boring (barely) round flapjacks, this pancake maker will easily turn them into edible Vaders—no skill required. Is $40 too much to spend to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Why Eat A Pancake When You Can Eat A Zombiecake Instead?

Batter artist extraordinaire (and math teacher/cool dad) Nathan Shields of Saipancakesdrizzled this zombie-themed pancake in honor of The Walking Dead’s return. (Love the added texture effect with the syrup and Nutella.) Shields’ edible creations are all marvelous, but we’re also especially fond of his bats, alien-movie characters, and his tribute to “the many beetles of…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

How to Make Mathematically Precise Pancakes

So this is fun. For the past few months, “illustrator, math teacher, and professional dad” Nathan Shields has been perfecting the design on a pan-mounted apparatus that lets his family make spirographic pancakes (aka “spirocakes”). Shields has been documenting his incremental progress through photos and YouTube videos. Above and below are two recent updates. Via…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

I want to have these Beatles pancakes every morning

This is pretty damn silly, but I love pancakes and I love The Beatles, so I will just leave this video by pancake illustrator Nathan Shields right here: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz

A Spirograph Pancake Machine Makes Breakfast Beautiful

Believe it or not, pancake art has become a trendy way to spice up breakfast, with talented chefs showing off their golden brown creations online. But none can match the intricacy of Nathan Shields’ batter-spewing spirograph machine known as the Pangraph. It’s a work of engineering art unto itself, but the pancakes it produces are…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Coolest Dad Ever Cooks Pancakes That Look Like Cephalopods

It’s seafood for breakfast in the home of Nathan Shields. Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and even a few extinct critters have found their way onto his kids’ breakfast plates. It’s an adventure in taxonomy and cookery, all at once! Shields isn’t the only creator of scientific deliciousness. There are some space pancakes, too. The only question…

Biology Jason G. Goldman

You Don’t Need Talent To Make Pancake Art, Just This Printer

It’s ok to stop feeling guilty about serving your kids boring old round pancakes after seeing some of the amazing flapjack art popping up online. Some of it is certainly created by hand, but there are also probably a few cheaters out there using devices like the PancakeBot printer. Admittedly, the results are still very…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A magic pancake stacking robot machine is why technology exists

You can have your iPhones and iPads and Androids and laptops and smart watches and Google Glass and fitness trackers and wearables. Have it. Take it all away. I only want this magic pancake stacking robot in my life. It’s the only reason we invented technology. The coolest tech is always the stuff that builds…

Sploid Casey Chan

Pancakes from Space!

Today’s challenge: how do you profess your passion for all-things-space in a fried breakfast food? For a literal approach, I refuse to allow the pancake-astronaut meme to be the first, last, and only word in astronomy-based pancakes when so many other scrumptious possibilities exist. Even though renowned pancake-artist Saipancakeshas tackled fractals, he hasn’t produced a…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Animals in Unbelievable Detail Drawn Entirely in Pancake Batter

We’ve probably all made a few pancakes in amusingly shaped blobs, but Nathan Shields takes pancake to a whole new level of art. The illustrator, former math teacher, and stay-at-home dad makes pancakes with his kids that range from Star Wars tributes to portraits of Isaac Newton to animals painted in stunning species-level detail. There’s…

Biology Sarah Zhang

This unnecessarily complicated pancake-making device would do Wallace and Gromit proud

The Happy Egg Company took their cues for their Pancake-omatic from the cracking contraptions of Wallace and Gromit. It took engineers 200 hours to construct and 100 hours to test this pancake making device, which starts when the enthroned hen lays an egg. It’s pretty to look at, but the real question is: are the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Star Trek portrait pancakes will go where many pancakes have gone before

Pancake artist Nathan Shield of Saipancakes has already delighted us with his mathematic and scientific pancake shapes. More recently, he tried his batter-pouring hand at portraiture, rendering characters from the original Star Trek series in dough. Of course, their mission to explore the human digestive system is already familiar to the pancakes that came before…

io9 Lauren Davis

Let them eat fractal pancakes

Pancake artists, you need to up your game. Nathan Shields, an illustrator and former math teacher, is turning fried batter into an art form. In order to be a full-time dad, Shields is taking a break from teaching, but his math background — he still blogs about it at 10 Minute Math — is influencing…

io9 Sophie Bushwick

I’ve Been Waiting All My Life for This Kind of Advancement in Pancake Plate Technology

Pancakes! We love them. Pancakes with syrup! We love them even more. But sometimes, pouring syrup on top of your hot cakes just isn’t enough. You want to be able to conveniently dip ’em too. This plate, created by designer Jon Wye, is the perfect plate for pancakes: they have a slope and bank to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Proof that Kansas is not as flat as a pancake – it’s flatter.

There are many areas to explore in the sciences, and one of them has to be comparative gustatory geography. Some rogue scientists put plains and pancakes to the test, in the ultimate battle of the breakfast foods. Three geographers took it upon themselves to put an old catch phrase to the test. They wanted to…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

This Lego Robot Makes Programmable Pancakes

Mexican Viking took some Lego Mindstorms, standard Lego pieces and two empty ketchup bottles to create this pancake-making robot. It sits above a griddle and can be programmed to make pancakes in your choice of design. If you want to find out how he made it, head over to his blog where you can find…

Tech News Kelly

Delicious Gifts for the Manchild Struggling to Feed Himself

Everybody knows that guy who just graduated from college and still hasn’t graduated from TV dinners. Well, they say it’s better to teach a man to deep fry than to give him KFC. 1. Alton Brown’s Good Eats: The Early Years and Good Eats 2: The Middle Years; $22.50 each If there’s any pair of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Pancakes

The Strange Secret Behind Venus’ Pancake Volcanoes

Scientists Explain the Physics of the Perfect Pancakes

Trailer for Cabin Fever Remake Offers Plenty of Gore But Disturbingly Few Pancakes

Up Your Breakfast Game With a Darth Vader Pancake Maker

Why Eat A Pancake When You Can Eat A Zombiecake Instead?

How to Make Mathematically Precise Pancakes

I want to have these Beatles pancakes every morning

A Spirograph Pancake Machine Makes Breakfast Beautiful

Coolest Dad Ever Cooks Pancakes That Look Like Cephalopods

You Don’t Need Talent To Make Pancake Art, Just This Printer

A magic pancake stacking robot machine is why technology exists

Pancakes from Space!

Animals in Unbelievable Detail Drawn Entirely in Pancake Batter

This unnecessarily complicated pancake-making device would do Wallace and Gromit proud

Star Trek portrait pancakes will go where many pancakes have gone before

Let them eat fractal pancakes

I’ve Been Waiting All My Life for This Kind of Advancement in Pancake Plate Technology

Proof that Kansas is not as flat as a pancake – it’s flatter.

This Lego Robot Makes Programmable Pancakes

Delicious Gifts for the Manchild Struggling to Feed Himself

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Pancakes

The Strange Secret Behind Venus’ Pancake Volcanoes

Scientists Explain the Physics of the Perfect Pancakes

Trailer for Cabin Fever Remake Offers Plenty of Gore But Disturbingly Few Pancakes

Up Your Breakfast Game With a Darth Vader Pancake Maker

Why Eat A Pancake When You Can Eat A Zombiecake Instead?

How to Make Mathematically Precise Pancakes

I want to have these Beatles pancakes every morning

A Spirograph Pancake Machine Makes Breakfast Beautiful

Coolest Dad Ever Cooks Pancakes That Look Like Cephalopods

You Don’t Need Talent To Make Pancake Art, Just This Printer

A magic pancake stacking robot machine is why technology exists

Pancakes from Space!

Animals in Unbelievable Detail Drawn Entirely in Pancake Batter

This unnecessarily complicated pancake-making device would do Wallace and Gromit proud

Star Trek portrait pancakes will go where many pancakes have gone before

Let them eat fractal pancakes

I’ve Been Waiting All My Life for This Kind of Advancement in Pancake Plate Technology

Proof that Kansas is not as flat as a pancake – it’s flatter.

This Lego Robot Makes Programmable Pancakes

Delicious Gifts for the Manchild Struggling to Feed Himself

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!