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A Thermomechanical Material Point Method for Baking and Cooking [video]

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Re: A Thermomechanical Material Point Method for Baking and Cooking [video]

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I originally read Thermomechanical as Thermonuclear, and thought that this was related to the recent r/ShowerThoughts post [1]. I guess we could use this simulation to answer that question more convincingly :)

I'm glad I misread anyway because the video was very impressive!

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/e0omqn/duri...

Re: A Thermomechanical Material Point Method for Baking and Cooking [video]

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Everyone in the comments until now seems to focus on the simulation properties for true to life simulations for ads and movies. Isn't this way more interesting for culinary advancements? I for one am way more interested if we could tweak ingredient ratios and cooking methods for the optimal result. Fluffy yet cross pizza dough with leoparding, how much sourdough/yeast is really needed for my bread and how can I estimate the rise based on the pre-rise, how can I optimize for flour x, ...

Until now I tried to measure exactly and get every parameter right and document everything correctly, with this I could just simulate everything if I get decent measurements for my parameter once.

Re: A Thermomechanical Material Point Method for Baking and Cooking [video]

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Everyone in the comments until now seems to focus on the simulation properties for true to life simulations for ads and movies. Isn't this way more interesting for culinary advancements? I for one am way more interested if we could tweak ingredient ratios and cooking methods for the optimal result. Fluffy yet cross pizza dough with leoparding, how much sourdough/yeast is really needed for my bread and how can I estim…

It's not meant to be a simulation that's actually accurate. It's instead meant to "look accurate". The full chemistry is not being simulated.
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