The Melting Point of Polymers

So this is what you get when two Georgia Tech engineers get married.

Three Kings Day is a tradition in the wife's family, where the person who get some type of plastic toy in their dessert wins a prize (cash is usually a popular choice). The only plastic toy we had around the apartment was a skull that came with a bottle of death hot sauce, so we decided to use that. As this was our first attempt at a Three Kings Day cake, there were obvious concerns that a hot oven could melt the piece of plastic, thus making our cake something that they serve in the Dupont cafeteria (zing!).

While on the phone with her mother, the wife debated that the oven being set to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (170 degrees Celsius) was higher than the melting point of poly(propylene) or poly(ethylene) or polyester (whatever polymer it is)...at which point both her mother and I gave her the "DORK!" line.

...and Sirius still rocks the house.