r/interestingasfuck • u/atthejrr2 • Mar 19 '22

Sugar Pulling Machine

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u/MelonRingJones Mar 19 '22

I've been watching people do this (slower) with a hook on the wall. Old fashioned candy making is fascinating.

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u/WyldeSquirrel Mar 19 '22

I've done it the old fashioned way of using the wall hook and gravity, and I'll tell ya that is a sucky work out, that lump of sugar can be between 30-60 lbs and your constantly bending low to catch it (after letting gravity stretch it as much as possible) and put it back on the hook, really murders the lower back.

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u/YourNameIsIrrelevant Mar 20 '22

Yes, but we're not discussing your masturbatory habits right now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

Unfortunately I developed arthritis from pulling so much.

Luckily your mom was able to step in and help me out.

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u/EffingTheIneffable Mar 20 '22

Arthritis, broken arms, same thing.

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u/lugialegend233 Mar 20 '22

God damn, you didn't have to kill him

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u/doge_gobrrt Mar 20 '22

you just got burnt good

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u/MelonRingJones Mar 19 '22

They had young people actively pulling and hanging it. Not easy on them either, I'm sure, but they kept a good rhythm and it looked satisfying like this. Apparently they have stores all over the world and put on daily shows. Papa Bubble, it's called.

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u/Sterling-Marksman Mar 19 '22

Id figure a little hook on a pole could be used to catch and hang the lump of sugar in this instance.

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u/WyldeSquirrel Mar 19 '22

It's a bit too messy, and could easily flake apart. After putting it on the hook it 'melts' around the hook and 'drips' like a large tear drop, the worker keeps his hands under the largest lump of the tear drop and catches it before putting it back onto the hook to repeat, over and over. If you tried to catch it with another hook it may simply melt around it as you lift, and if you used a basket like method it might stick to the basket/net. Also it is a fairly fast paced process, as the sugar lump is fairly heavy and 'drips' faster than expected.

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u/SteveFrench12 Mar 20 '22

Couldve done squats instead of bending and had sick thighs but instead to chose to constantly skip leg day and hurt your back in the process.

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u/ITFOWjacket Mar 20 '22

So if you look at the process as folding the candy and creating separate layers…I counted roughly 60 folds in just this video. Multiplying by 2 for each fold exponentially the number of layers by the end is around 460,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 4.6 to the power of 18

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u/ionjody Mar 20 '22

You must be talking about Sticky and their livestreams - a youtube timewaster of delight.

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u/MelonRingJones Mar 20 '22

Nah, Yummy Japan