Like what I would like to know is the ingredient that causes Skittles to melt. I know it has something to do with the food coloring but I need help with the rest. I need a reason to make a hypothesis so as to say which one would melt the fastest.
2006-09-28 14:09:20 · 11 answers · asked by Lorelai Gilmore 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The simple answer to your question is that lighter colors have a greater
albedo...that is, they reflect more light. Darker colors absorb
comparatively more light. Since light is energy, an absorption would
increase a materials temperature. Note that an object appears white if it
reflects all colors, black if it absorbs all colors. Naturally there are
gradients of color and therefore gradients of absorption. So, too, the type
of material will affect its relative heating. For a given material,
however, this describes in simple terms the phenomenon you are seeing.
It's true that red and orange are regarded as warmer colors than blue
and violet, but this describes the way people feel when they look at
colors, and it has nothing to do with the abilities of different colors
to warm things up. Actually a blue photon contains more energy than a
red one, and so if totally absorbed it would be converted into more heat.
2006-09-28 14:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything melts at a certain temperature. The heat from your hands and mouth can raise the temperature and cause the Skittles to melt. I really don't think it has anything to do with the coloring.
2006-09-28 21:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by *AstrosChick* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the food coloring has nothing to do with skittles melting. Every food including candy has a melting point. Add heat and its going to melt. Put it in your mouth.
2006-09-28 21:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by Geezel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the heat from your hands melt the skittles
2006-09-28 21:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by sonia j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the radioactive waves make the skittles sugar melt.. the darker the skittle the faster it melts
2006-09-28 21:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by sassy_spankie_85_02_04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saliva and the warmth of your mouth.....if you test each color/flavor independently you may be able to make a correlation about the color...also try using other mediums to see if you achieve the same results as in your mouth. Sounds like an entertaining experiment!
2006-09-28 21:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by Di 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there really not melting; there dissolving. just like sugar would. becasue thats all it is is sugar.
2006-09-28 21:13:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat
2006-09-28 21:32:23 · answer #8 · answered by philroco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat
2006-09-28 21:10:53 · answer #9 · answered by fayem7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the candy inside it
2006-09-28 21:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋