How to Build a Rotating Three-Marshmallow Toaster

Tens of thousands of years ago, shortly after our primitive ancestors discovered fire and invented means to start it, they began toasting marshmallows. This was the first and, as history would prove, greatest application of the use of fire.

Yet since those ancient times, humanity has struggled to toast marshmallows properly. Long has the human race been burdened with the onerous task of toasting them evenly. Now technology has finally advanced to the point in which the toasting process need not be so laborious. Thanks to Instructables member Glass Giant, we have a machine that can do the job easily.

His marshmallow toaster operates manually (and thus remains usable in the event of an EMP attack). The gearing system rotates all three spits at the same speed, ensuring a consistent roasting. Excellent work, Glass Giant.


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I took a speed reading class in college. Two tips from there:
1. Take the test and then immediately attempt to double your speed. Most people lose only 10% comprehension at double speed.
2. Crib the night before on tomorrow's subject matter. I once got infinite speed by not reading and getting 67% on the test.
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I know this is only a bit of fun, but only a couple of paragraphs of text and only 3 questions makes for a pretty bad test! I took it three times (the fourth time I got the first text again so I assume there are only 3) and got scores ranging from 1000 to 1450 words per minute and 100% on the questions. I'm a fast reader (not a speed reader) but there is no way on Earth I'm that fast in reality! (Plus reading a novel at that speed would be just horrible!)
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I'm afraid my score will suffer from the odd habits I've picked up as a blogger. If I am reading something to see if it is worth posting here, then I skim the first sentence of each paragraph only. I'm in a hurry to get to the point. Then if it is good enough to use, I go back and find the relevant facts.

If I am reading for pleasure (meaning something I want to read but know I can't use so I am in hurry), I use the first few paragraphs to judge the writer's style, so I can figure out how many sentences I can skip along the way while reading the rest of it.

Those are horrible habits, but time management is crucial in this business.
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When my mom was in grade school (she is 55 now, you do the math;-) speed reading was the thing of the future, and, for that reason, was included as a standard part of her learning. Now, because it is so ingrained, she can't NOT speed read; she would have to completely retrain to read slower.

My own reading speed is average.
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