Follow Greece Investment Immigration, follow Life in Greece: To study the taste of French fries under different gravity conditions and improve space food for future astronauts, Greek researchers spent nearly one million pounds on a study, ultimately concluding that French fries taste best on Jupiter. Dubbed by netizens as the "most boring study in history," the research was funded by the European Space Agency.
A Russian astronaut in space expressed a strong desire to eat "French fries." To help fulfill this wish, several Greek researchers decided to fry potatoes in low-gravity environments similar to Mars or the Moon to see if they would taste good. Eventually, they secured sponsorship from the European Space Agency.
The researchers first spent a large sum of money to modify a rotating industrial deep fryer, connecting it to various sensors to create a gravity simulator. Then, they paid to rent a centrifuge used for training pilots and astronauts, which can generate up to nine times the Earth's gravity.
The researchers cut potatoes into strips and fried them in olive oil while using the centrifuge to create different gravity conditions to study the effect of gravitational acceleration on the crust thickness and water evaporation rate of the potato strips during the frying process. The results showed that higher gravity increases heat transfer between the hot oil and the potatoes, shortening the frying time and resulting in a thicker and crispier crust. Ultimately, the researchers found that French fries taste best in places with three times the Earth's gravity, and Jupiter happens to meet this condition. They are preparing to apply for a patent for this research, calling it a "High-Gravity Environment French Fry Machine."
In addition, the researchers found that frying French fries in low-gravity environments like Mars or the Moon would result in something similar to boiled potatoes.
The researchers asked student volunteers to experience the difference between "Jupiter fries" and regular fries, and most of them stated that there was "no difference at all."