4 Fun Fruit Cake Hacks
Monday, December 15th, 2008 running time 18:44
Death to fruitcakes! We show you how to burn them in the fireplace, blast them into outer space on a toy rocket, or turn them into a functional doorstop or arty stained glass. Spare your friends and family the shame of regifting, and the calories too.
Fruit Cakes are both a holiday tradition and a major bugbear. Sure they're edible but really who wants to eat them? So instead of handing fruit cake down the generations like a family heirloom or even re-gifting them why not get some fun out of that holiday loaf?
One great idea Kirsten Sanford had was to use plastic resin to turn them into pieces of art or something practical... like a doorstop. One great place to get the materials you'll need is TAP Plastics. Not only do they material handy they got staff on hand ready to answer most questions about pouring, molds and plastic.
Now if you're looking to boost one high in the sky you'll want to pick some model rocket motors. Ideally D sized are best since most fruit cakes are a bit on the dense and heavy side. Plus there usually the largest ones available at your local hobby store. Also invest in a proper rocket launcher pad and lots of packing tape! The tape you'll need to keep the cake from separating in flight. Finally find out what the locals laws are about model rocket launches and give yourself plenty of space!
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Kevin Martin
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16:32, 16:32
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united states
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0:08, 0:08
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US air force
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10:22, 10:22
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fruitcake
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" Does that sort of system is brought to you by the new Intel core I seven processor find yours now let him wave dot com. Go to -- dot com and the united states air force. It's that time of year again where folks -- sing carols in the street given received gifts. And it's also the time when that most dreaded of festive foods rears its that a little head. Yes that's big ubiquitous birdcage possibly mankind's greatest appetite suppressing."
" Fruit -- have traditionally been the butt of jokes owing to their tremendous shelf life and we get stability and he did you Rubin predicts. Never and I aide put it in the closet and I get to give it away again the next day -- That I ever thought about the everlasting freak -- get free get free get. Today I'm good so we're gonna do what no one but it's possible we are going to find fun and explosive -- are really excited about -- isn't getting rid of that most feared yuletide tradition. The fruit -- on today's episode -- system. Well in the system -- Norton and he can't AKA doctor Tiki."
" They've got this -- we thought we have the super awesome dr. Tiki aboard. What -- I say fine I mean mayhem. If you're familiar with the Christmas season one the most common sights is the fruit -- myself harmless even if you unit some people who enjoy it. But once you give one away takes on a special property. Being read your figure and figure out quite often is the case the thing for Kate goes from house to house every Christmas season never -- that -- to -- wrapped from next year. Yeah what time guilty of myself."
" We thought it would be a great idea to show you some fun and delightful ways of ridding yourself of that cursed prudent -- low."
" For ever attended the workshop and get this little mayhem started off -- rocket engines."
" There in the workshop."
" They won't affect one of the sponsors the today show Intel's core I seven processor. At Amway dot com the core I seven processor features intelligent multi core technology that kicks into overdrive as your activity becomes more intense. Rendered vivid worlds more seamlessly with physics and they -- distribution across eight software threads. That means there's less lag for the only thing he'll be sacrificing -- your enemies in your system performance. It's stunning realism of the most advanced -- games the advanced a I particle systems dynamic physics and texture generation engines. Plus shop and and wave dot com news coupon code system that's SY STM and you'll get a discount on your very own core I seven processor. So if you plan approach to the new media talent or gaming PC look for Intel's core I seven processor or processor extreme. It's the smarter way to take on highly threaded games and applications. Please support system by supporting our sponsor."
" I think he's he's back into many small arms resonant harm her which is gonna turn -- well are you thinking it's the glass we -- improved keep."
" And I decided to get really -- his stick with the fruitcake so I can see here with Clinton. Part of fruitcake. -- this happened okay except that the end and I sang it seat -- teammates. And I sprayed and a way ahead. At credit. Crystal clear. Covering so you kind of on the outside and the heat heat that are keen freaky and -- you see them in the -- yes I want it and is the sneak into my residence in the Arizona. That's right it's your Christmas present needs your system and making your assessments -- that's when apple. Yet it -- what respirators and you're gonna take -- 3 yeah yeah the."
" The -- wobble. The little Lucy today episode has been a lot of fun to make. Basically the idea is you spray a little bit of like it's half climbs he had released their agent he could probably use cam was. I think some kind of its rain stick onions and at hand so it'll release easily the end of the process. I've already poured in one layer. The resident and I waited for that to Harden so -- support that candied fruits. And then just please don't make pretty candy freaks and doing it today -- wanted to have them and."
" Now it's time to attack everything."
" President Janet. And probably everything pregnant and it. My life isn't Fulton. So you have to put their -- and then we'll of this program. And you don't -- that -- panel. Ticket kind of."
" The first the first thing you do is you want you mix the casting resident -- A liquid catalyst and the liquid catalyst. Allows this -- plastic polymer. To pardon. And the chemical reaction it takes place is access arm which means that it releases heat. The heat is what actually. Get the plastic to a point -- he's able to -- so the heat has is part and an essential part of the process. You want to core and number of layers the first layer is the bass player and you put in the fruits. And then -- cornered the second layer in. And what we're going to do is wait for that hard -- I'm probably gonna have to put in one more layer. Back over the top Sylvia a thick layer in the back of it and need to candy and also -- fruitcake here this month of fruitcake. IA sprayed -- and acrylic paint so that forms of coding around that dried fruit or the dried out Kate. To keep their residents from it in folks reading the pores in the material. Simpson's and glass from the -- of fruitcakes. I guess it's."
" With take a moment out of bank what are the sponsors of today's episode systems godaddy.com. You want to make an impact on why don't let godaddy.com. They have what should be. Starting less than five dollars a month web hosting and godaddy.com includes 99 point 9% up time 24 sevenths support and accessibility and hosted connection. Big place equipment fell over 53 applicants like warcraft yeah -- Drupal OS commerce and quite a few more. You want to hook up of course you do area code 62 that's why I asked who would you check out your gonna support additional five dollars off. January 30 dollars more prepared to -- applied Peta website with Intel complete. System like if you could -- there until it ended up. I'm using my first follows do you see fruitcake is a project downside of our beloved -- potato gun type air cannon. -- we found ourselves -- K terror."
" And you know. --"
" Yeah even -- yeah."
" Slid another name and named Hillary and I -- reaction."
" We think Kremlin. It. It's. Really -- my medicine before anybody by the -- freaks out there's a fire came from behind Roger. Just in front of me and more. This building may have sealed so -- dirty hockey it's."
" online -- looks -- alcohol. At this point we're producer. Will be published in flammable things flammable free McCain had risen -- nine let -- Okay wait all winter long and they're saying. Test I sang it's. -- umpires decided not looking making things like that. Not great I. But he does -- the house smell wonderful release the world. You know I mean I mean -- means that wonderful. --"
" I think that's kind yeah. That's my name is actually submit an alcohol and and use the alcohol -- Spirit you know then."
" The fuel to burn a fruitcake could be the way."
" I think he could be picked up."
" Fruitcake we can your students -- we're gonna move on trying to run out of the studio -- again but I believe Ireland's. I think they'll keep -- figures this out saying quote this is that we're okay. --"
" Z did yeah sent. Eight -- yeah all of it that."
" Okay my office and."
" Her -- yeah. Yeah. That's all we needed it. Just a little fuel -- met him --"
" With -- water. And it -- I had. Justice."
" Now as we all know fruit cakes are really meant for flying try that we might. That's sure isn't stopping us today now you want -- really learn how to fly you should check out with the US air force has to offer. --"
" Hey -- download."
" Every are like revolutionary cannon on here. We have the data can't ocean normally she tennis balls -- that's on paper towel musings wanting that's going to basically helped -- the fruitcake -- And now cruel -- that in there. And we are experimenting with us earlier we noticed something it's really loud and we're shooting something -- like a pound which is really out of control and out of mask -- assume. So high and most going to leave the particular rapper because I don't feel like standing next month cleaning fruitcake out of this thing. And I'm also terrified of -- for this right now in case somebody says -- G with the handle. Okay we're still -- me PSI. The live shot a video board over there. Great. To."
" People."
" Dream for this particular episode was to launch a free kick its highest possible in the air. We thought that was a pretty original ideas we spent some quality time on the Internet we found out -- lot of people actually been obsessed. With fruit -- rocketry. And what we noticed something is it a lot of people put a lot of effort into some prince chief Vincent. -- And that's the ones who seem to fly professor who were actually. Pretty much your fruitcake wrapped in packing tape. Then I believe a lot of the fourteenth duct tape except they want this much should be free Kiki good institutions through the rocket as possible. Our particular variation on this particular stupidity. And don't get me wrong he can we like being Steve. We -- to free kicks. -- the largest and just we can find soft. To see if we can overcome the approximate. One -- one pound sure feels like three -- So. It's gonna be what's. Both going to be interesting yeah. And hopefully we're not gonna impact ourselves in the head with an errant rocket engines so. -- sort of a ballistic free kick at this point. These are the -- engines I highly recommend not using these for anything other than the rockets they were designed for. Because they have a lot of thrust."
" That little hope that there had been an immediate."
" We hope -- enjoy this episode of system if you have some things like doesn't that would your own funky man please system. Reason three dot com drew forms. Who's -- com slash forums new revision three's poor. It's -- com slash story when he -- assistant teacher Tekzilla pat. Our mission can read well rumor has been hot sauce and underwear on the way we have no -- what I was hoping we would like you chickened out telling friends about it. What's next for you commuter or maybe I think he's doing."
" Yeah. Actually go into business -- door stop the madness okay. Says. Yeah all of this -- and stuff it's it's scientific it's chemical reaction it at work. And isn't pretty you know I -- went out the back."
" Tiki is considering even more on this some more serious but with -- inside and still weekly podcast."
" I am yeah sometimes I am I am experiencing this -- in science and that's right doctor -- yes this science we're visiting new video podcast that is launching in January. Was with. This doesn't happen let's say yeah. It'll -- seeing it right now it's the science word that Clinton doesn't eat with your primary roadside my credit whether they it is. -- daddy -- that Houston Stanford dot com."
" where you can find out where the new video podcasts in the host."
" Also the concept. The and the spice channel you know. I'm gonna be working at a new program next -- Doing sound science statements like that you look things that you know -- fire immune maneuvers into the vaccine. Maybe the outside are any not a science can't yeah excited about that at the new projects."
" YouTube axis of the few weeks but -- back. Take its. Secrets."
" I'm Kevin Martin. "
" And I."
" You know anything green. Let me -- It's okay."
" Okay. Okay yeah. Well."
" Horrible towards that yeah."
" But it makes it hired him."
" English is there."
" People -- packet. It really the fruit -- fall."
" get close to."
" It."
" Does that sort of system is brought to you by the new Intel core I seven processor find yours now let him wave dot com. Go to -- dot com and the united states air force. It's that time of year again where folks -- sing carols in the street given received gifts. And it's also the time when that most dreaded of festive foods rears its that a little head. Yes that's big ubiquitous birdcage possibly mankind's greatest appetite suppressing."
" Fruit -- have traditionally been the butt of jokes owing to their tremendous shelf life and we get stability and he did you Rubin predicts. Never and I aide put it in the closet and I get to give it away again the next day -- That I ever thought about the everlasting freak -- get free get free get. Today I'm good so we're gonna do what no one but it's possible we are going to find fun and explosive -- are really excited about -- isn't getting rid of that most feared yuletide tradition. The fruit -- on today's episode -- system. Well in the system -- Norton and he can't AKA doctor Tiki."
" They've got this -- we thought we have the super awesome dr. Tiki aboard. What -- I say fine I mean mayhem. If you're familiar with the Christmas season one the most common sights is the fruit -- myself harmless even if you unit some people who enjoy it. But once you give one away takes on a special property. Being read your figure and figure out quite often is the case the thing for Kate goes from house to house every Christmas season never -- that -- to -- wrapped from next year. Yeah what time guilty of myself."
" We thought it would be a great idea to show you some fun and delightful ways of ridding yourself of that cursed prudent -- low."
" For ever attended the workshop and get this little mayhem started off -- rocket engines."
" There in the workshop."
" They won't affect one of the sponsors the today show Intel's core I seven processor. At Amway dot com the core I seven processor features intelligent multi core technology that kicks into overdrive as your activity becomes more intense. Rendered vivid worlds more seamlessly with physics and they -- distribution across eight software threads. That means there's less lag for the only thing he'll be sacrificing -- your enemies in your system performance. It's stunning realism of the most advanced -- games the advanced a I particle systems dynamic physics and texture generation engines. Plus shop and and wave dot com news coupon code system that's SY STM and you'll get a discount on your very own core I seven processor. So if you plan approach to the new media talent or gaming PC look for Intel's core I seven processor or processor extreme. It's the smarter way to take on highly threaded games and applications. Please support system by supporting our sponsor."
" I think he's he's back into many small arms resonant harm her which is gonna turn -- well are you thinking it's the glass we -- improved keep."
" And I decided to get really -- his stick with the fruitcake so I can see here with Clinton. Part of fruitcake. -- this happened okay except that the end and I sang it seat -- teammates. And I sprayed and a way ahead. At credit. Crystal clear. Covering so you kind of on the outside and the heat heat that are keen freaky and -- you see them in the -- yes I want it and is the sneak into my residence in the Arizona. That's right it's your Christmas present needs your system and making your assessments -- that's when apple. Yet it -- what respirators and you're gonna take -- 3 yeah yeah the."
" The -- wobble. The little Lucy today episode has been a lot of fun to make. Basically the idea is you spray a little bit of like it's half climbs he had released their agent he could probably use cam was. I think some kind of its rain stick onions and at hand so it'll release easily the end of the process. I've already poured in one layer. The resident and I waited for that to Harden so -- support that candied fruits. And then just please don't make pretty candy freaks and doing it today -- wanted to have them and."
" Now it's time to attack everything."
" President Janet. And probably everything pregnant and it. My life isn't Fulton. So you have to put their -- and then we'll of this program. And you don't -- that -- panel. Ticket kind of."
" The first the first thing you do is you want you mix the casting resident -- A liquid catalyst and the liquid catalyst. Allows this -- plastic polymer. To pardon. And the chemical reaction it takes place is access arm which means that it releases heat. The heat is what actually. Get the plastic to a point -- he's able to -- so the heat has is part and an essential part of the process. You want to core and number of layers the first layer is the bass player and you put in the fruits. And then -- cornered the second layer in. And what we're going to do is wait for that hard -- I'm probably gonna have to put in one more layer. Back over the top Sylvia a thick layer in the back of it and need to candy and also -- fruitcake here this month of fruitcake. IA sprayed -- and acrylic paint so that forms of coding around that dried fruit or the dried out Kate. To keep their residents from it in folks reading the pores in the material. Simpson's and glass from the -- of fruitcakes. I guess it's."
" With take a moment out of bank what are the sponsors of today's episode systems godaddy.com. You want to make an impact on why don't let godaddy.com. They have what should be. Starting less than five dollars a month web hosting and godaddy.com includes 99 point 9% up time 24 sevenths support and accessibility and hosted connection. Big place equipment fell over 53 applicants like warcraft yeah -- Drupal OS commerce and quite a few more. You want to hook up of course you do area code 62 that's why I asked who would you check out your gonna support additional five dollars off. January 30 dollars more prepared to -- applied Peta website with Intel complete. System like if you could -- there until it ended up. I'm using my first follows do you see fruitcake is a project downside of our beloved -- potato gun type air cannon. -- we found ourselves -- K terror."
" And you know. --"
" Yeah even -- yeah."
" Slid another name and named Hillary and I -- reaction."
" We think Kremlin. It. It's. Really -- my medicine before anybody by the -- freaks out there's a fire came from behind Roger. Just in front of me and more. This building may have sealed so -- dirty hockey it's."
" online -- looks -- alcohol. At this point we're producer. Will be published in flammable things flammable free McCain had risen -- nine let -- Okay wait all winter long and they're saying. Test I sang it's. -- umpires decided not looking making things like that. Not great I. But he does -- the house smell wonderful release the world. You know I mean I mean -- means that wonderful. --"
" I think that's kind yeah. That's my name is actually submit an alcohol and and use the alcohol -- Spirit you know then."
" The fuel to burn a fruitcake could be the way."
" I think he could be picked up."
" Fruitcake we can your students -- we're gonna move on trying to run out of the studio -- again but I believe Ireland's. I think they'll keep -- figures this out saying quote this is that we're okay. --"
" Z did yeah sent. Eight -- yeah all of it that."
" Okay my office and."
" Her -- yeah. Yeah. That's all we needed it. Just a little fuel -- met him --"
" With -- water. And it -- I had. Justice."
" Now as we all know fruit cakes are really meant for flying try that we might. That's sure isn't stopping us today now you want -- really learn how to fly you should check out with the US air force has to offer. --"
" Hey -- download."
" Every are like revolutionary cannon on here. We have the data can't ocean normally she tennis balls -- that's on paper towel musings wanting that's going to basically helped -- the fruitcake -- And now cruel -- that in there. And we are experimenting with us earlier we noticed something it's really loud and we're shooting something -- like a pound which is really out of control and out of mask -- assume. So high and most going to leave the particular rapper because I don't feel like standing next month cleaning fruitcake out of this thing. And I'm also terrified of -- for this right now in case somebody says -- G with the handle. Okay we're still -- me PSI. The live shot a video board over there. Great. To."
" People."
" Dream for this particular episode was to launch a free kick its highest possible in the air. We thought that was a pretty original ideas we spent some quality time on the Internet we found out -- lot of people actually been obsessed. With fruit -- rocketry. And what we noticed something is it a lot of people put a lot of effort into some prince chief Vincent. -- And that's the ones who seem to fly professor who were actually. Pretty much your fruitcake wrapped in packing tape. Then I believe a lot of the fourteenth duct tape except they want this much should be free Kiki good institutions through the rocket as possible. Our particular variation on this particular stupidity. And don't get me wrong he can we like being Steve. We -- to free kicks. -- the largest and just we can find soft. To see if we can overcome the approximate. One -- one pound sure feels like three -- So. It's gonna be what's. Both going to be interesting yeah. And hopefully we're not gonna impact ourselves in the head with an errant rocket engines so. -- sort of a ballistic free kick at this point. These are the -- engines I highly recommend not using these for anything other than the rockets they were designed for. Because they have a lot of thrust."
" That little hope that there had been an immediate."
" We hope -- enjoy this episode of system if you have some things like doesn't that would your own funky man please system. Reason three dot com drew forms. Who's -- com slash forums new revision three's poor. It's -- com slash story when he -- assistant teacher Tekzilla pat. Our mission can read well rumor has been hot sauce and underwear on the way we have no -- what I was hoping we would like you chickened out telling friends about it. What's next for you commuter or maybe I think he's doing."
" Yeah. Actually go into business -- door stop the madness okay. Says. Yeah all of this -- and stuff it's it's scientific it's chemical reaction it at work. And isn't pretty you know I -- went out the back."
" Tiki is considering even more on this some more serious but with -- inside and still weekly podcast."
" I am yeah sometimes I am I am experiencing this -- in science and that's right doctor -- yes this science we're visiting new video podcast that is launching in January. Was with. This doesn't happen let's say yeah. It'll -- seeing it right now it's the science word that Clinton doesn't eat with your primary roadside my credit whether they it is. -- daddy -- that Houston Stanford dot com."
" where you can find out where the new video podcasts in the host."
" Also the concept. The and the spice channel you know. I'm gonna be working at a new program next -- Doing sound science statements like that you look things that you know -- fire immune maneuvers into the vaccine. Maybe the outside are any not a science can't yeah excited about that at the new projects."
" YouTube axis of the few weeks but -- back. Take its. Secrets."
" I'm Kevin Martin. "
" And I."
" You know anything green. Let me -- It's okay."
" Okay. Okay yeah. Well."
" Horrible towards that yeah."
" But it makes it hired him."
" English is there."
" People -- packet. It really the fruit -- fall."
" get close to."
" It."
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Started discussion: December 15, 2008 @ 3:26pm GMT
Episode 82 - Four Fun Fruit Cake Hacks [Discussion]
Spare friends and family the threat of a re-gifted fruit cake by taking the ones you have by making stain glass art, turning them into fireplace kindling or blasting a few into sky on a rocket motor!
Watch or download now!
travislopes
11 months ago
I'm sorry Systm, but you've officially jumped the shark. *removes iTunes subscription*
Ajzzz
11 months ago
Patrick and Kirsten are brilliant hosts, they're intelligent and knowledgeable, and work well together. The content of Systm is mostly bollocks now. Make something cool, show us something cool, show us how to make something cool. Don't die Systm! I love you too much.
DiGiTaL_SiN
11 months ago
This episode made me feel like the show is running out of ideas.
But hey! It's always good to see Dr. Kiki again!
But hey! It's always good to see Dr. Kiki again!
T34P075
11 months ago
Fruit cake on fire...I love you guys.
I can't believe that some people didn't like this episode, it was great fun.
I can't believe that some people didn't like this episode, it was great fun.
Sparky42
11 months ago
And people wanted to get rid of Calkins
Calkins leaves for an episode, we get shows like this.Granted, it was a fun episode, but it was more like cat and laser pointer or 12 pack and a bug zapper type fun. Must have blown the budget on solder and altoids tins for the last episode
Sinclair
11 months ago
This episode should have been an extra, supplemental episode for the season, not an actual episode. Is it jumping the shark, seeing Leprechauns? No. Just disappointing.
haku
11 months ago
O_o
An entire episode on how to destroy fruit cakes?
Surely something like this would be much more in the spirit of Systm & Christmas? something that's pretty unique that virtually anyone can do, and it involves LEDs, what more could you ask for!
An entire episode on how to destroy fruit cakes?
Surely something like this would be much more in the spirit of Systm & Christmas? something that's pretty unique that virtually anyone can do, and it involves LEDs, what more could you ask for!











How about you mark the packaging and see how many christmasses it takes until you recieve it again? :P