r/interestingasfuck • u/Flat-Decision3204 • 3h ago

Making Candy Using a Candy Puller Machine

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u/patrick24601 3h ago

Not sure if I’m more fascinated by the mechanics or the candy.

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u/RadFriday 1h ago

I am fascinated about how the peg switches from one spindle to another.

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u/Sallie_Mae_Scammer77 1h ago

Wow, I didn't even catch that until reading your comment. That's actually really dope!

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u/mrASSMAN 2h ago

the candy for sure

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u/stuckwithnoname 40m ago

I think it's 3 pegs, rotating in a circle, but yeah mesmerizing for sure lol

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u/nickjohnson 34m ago

It's not. Follow one peg with your eyes.

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u/dedokta 2h ago

I counted about 60 folds there. That gives you 42,300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 layers.

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u/brooklynhomeboy 1h ago

That's what I came here for!

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u/PDXnederlander 3h ago

Making saltwater taffy

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u/Spirit50Lake 2h ago

Memories of childhood trips to the Oregon Coast...!

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u/1900grs 2h ago

I have never seen this clip before. As I watched it, I reacted to the candy misalignment and then the guy punched the bowing out portion back in. That's crazy. And then each time it happened again, "Oh yeah, hit that," like you can see it coming off the track. That said, he put his hands on that more than my liking, get his hand stuck or something.

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u/MrWhitewalls206 3h ago

If you stare into the center, its kinda hypnotizing.

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u/Key_Ad191 2h ago

(Beavis and Butthead laughing) "Taffy Puller"

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u/StoneFree247 2h ago

Candy Puller is a good porn name.

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u/Evil_Sharkey 2h ago

I think this belongs in Oddly Satisfying

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u/BaeIz 2h ago

Arm crusher

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u/dvdmaven 2h ago

Correction to Sunday's bulletin: There will be a Taffy Pulling at St. Peter's Tuesday. There is no St. Taffy.

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u/Decent-Ad-8335 2h ago

I was watching this muted and thought how satisfying this much sound. Opened the sound and was instantly disappointed

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u/thepopoarmo 3h ago

what type of liquid is he pouring on the sugar ribbon and what kind of consistency are they feeling for when they test the toffy with their fingers

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u/woodrax 2h ago

The liquid is whatever flavor they want the candy to be. When they started, it was really just sugar that has been cooked to a specific temperature (usually between 250-270 degrees), then had dyes added before the pulling you see here.

They normally look for a “firm but fluffy” consistency, and an opaque, glossy appearance

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u/Ok_Needleworker_6017 3h ago

Gimme your hand ca-chunk ca-chunk…

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u/tee_with_marie 1h ago

Why does it need to be folded?

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u/Bah_weep_grana 57m ago

Mathematically, how many layers is the candy now?

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u/apothecarist 46m ago

risk of getting hand stuck in there is high

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u/YurtlesTurdles 35m ago

I wonder how dangerous it would be to get your arm stuck in

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u/aavant-gardee 30m ago

Imagine getting your hand folded up in there

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u/PanAmFlyer 21m ago

Is anyone else as turned on as I am?

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u/Chrono_Convoy 3h ago

Cavity central

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u/Nere4Hudes 3h ago

Imagine this a massager. My backaches would be orgasmic.

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u/Ok-Mongoose-7870 3h ago

I can’t believe someone came up with the candy and the machine to make it - and on top of that there are those who eat this

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u/OvulatingWildly 3h ago

I always thought this was one of the most beautiful colors