making rock?

Question

how do they get the words to go all the way through in a stick of rock?

Answer 1

I've seen them do it, and its even weirder than you'd guess. At the seaside there used to be rock factories where you could watch them make the stuff.
They roll out a huge rectangular slab of rock that's pink on the bottom layer and white on the top layer. Then they get some long strands of red rock , flatten and shape them and put them on the white layer. Then they roll the whole thing up like a Swiss roll, and its really thick, you couldn't put your hands around it; they carry on rolling it thinner and thinner until its as thin as a stick of rock. Then they cut it into lengths and somehow all the letters are readable.
They do it so fast, the red bits don't look anything like letters, they just look like long bits of rock. Get some Plasticine and try it. You'd have to think about how it'd look if you slice through it, so a 'c' would be some red wrapped around some white, cut a slice out of it to see the letter 'c'.

Answer 2

Really small people with tiny hands have to slip them inside the rock after its been made. They do it in the middle of the night just like in the story about the shoe maker!!!

Answer 3

hmmm blue peter had a mini documentuary years and years ago and i know it was some thing to do with the rolling of it but it was a long time ago

Answer 4

are you talking about rock candy.... the "rock"is "grown" on the stick if that's what your talking about

Answer 5

Girl stop smokin it it's doin ya head in. give yourself a break from it and find out what it is ya smokin.

Answer 6

I'm sorry - I have no idea what you are asking. But now I am intrigued!

Answer 7

With a mashine

(not to sure what you mean though)

Answer 8

I don't know but it is one of those great mysteries!

Answer 9

I dunno..... weird huh? I'd like a piece now,come to think of it!
yummy!
I suppose the Oompa Loompas help Willy Wonka........

Answer 10

i don't know. but they're funny that way.