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The Physics of Eating Candy

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While eating a Butterfinger, I pondered the question, "What is the physics of eating candy?" Through further investigation, I found that hard spherical  candies such as lemonheads decay at a constant rate. Andreas Windisch's, the man who conducted the experiment, found that the mass of candy decreased exponentially while the radius of the candy decreased at a consistently.  Windisch did note that the density of the candy does have to be equal throughout for it to decay at  a constant rate. This information is useful in that it helps candy companies make their candy longer lasting. Additionally, candy companies should note that spherical candy last longer because the have a smaller surface area compared to rectangular candy.

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