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Making chicken transparent using Dorito dust

A science writer has described an experiment in which a piece of chicken tissue was made transparent using dust from Dorito tortilla chips. The snack powder was used as an optical clearing agent, rendering the normally opaque meat see-through. The quirky combination of junk food and optics has drawn wide attention and amused reactions online.

Why now: The unusual and entertaining pairing of a popular snack with a real optics demonstration makes it shareable.

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