A year ago, we bought a whole bunch of Easter candy to photograph this (dare we say, brilliant?) quiz .
On a whim, we decided to leave a few of the leftover Peeps exposed to the open air on poor GPS for the Soul associate editor Kate Bratskeir's desk. We called it an experiment, but never really thought much of it.
Except then nothing happened. One week, the Peeps felt a little bit harder, but the next they'd feel a little softer. They started to collect dust, but otherwise still seemed entirely edible. Of course, with an ingredients list boasting sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, the preservative potassium sorbate, natural flavors, Red #3 and carnauba wax, we wouldn't expect too much to change.
We're far from the only ones who have noted the indestructible nature of these little chicks and bunnies. A couple of science professors from Emory University documented dunking some unlucky Peeps in liquid nitrogen , heating them up and even subjecting them to a vacuum . And the stories about Peeps dioramas, art projects and recipes are seemingly endless.
"Everyone seems to have a Peeps story ," Ross Born told the AP. Born is the operator of Just Born Inc., the company in charge of hatching 5 million of the marshmallow treats a day. "And they are free and willing to talk about how they eat their Peeps, how they cure them, how they store them, how they decorate with them. And these are adults!"
Okay, Mr. Born, you're onto us. We played around quite a bit with our year-old Peeps. Here's what happened:
Old Peeps, Meet New Peeps
Peeps Under Pressure
Birds Of A Feather, Peeps Who Grow Old Together, Stick Together
New Peeps Aren't As Loyal...
Old Peeps Are Brittle And Frail, New Peeps Can Take A Little Mussin'
Sliced And Diced
If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Microwave
Photos by Damon Dahlen, AOL
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