Bored? Watch a sandwich go mouldy

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https://sandwich.jonesmillbank.com

We're creating a timelapse for an upcoming online course of a sandwich going mouldy, and I figured why not share the process with the world...! So I've set up a live sync of the images to display the most recent on that microsite.

Someone here's got £5 on the avo going brown by 5pm. The first photo...

Anyway, enjoy .

 

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Yeah, it was decided we didn't want to offend any veggies/vegans so it's Quorn 'chicken slices', hence them cracking so easily already. They'll probably look exactly the same in 3 weeks time.

Avo is to get the fire started, baby.

 

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See I'd love to see a quorn slices vs real meat comparison

Maybe there'll be a sequel. Processed bread vs baker's loaf as well.

 

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Fixed! Guessing that's a tablet.

 

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Bloody Macs!

The text should be there on desktop, and not if on mobile (width less than 1400px). I've no idea what's going on with that new screenshot!

 

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There should be a clock on the corner to illustrate it is a live image and not a static one?

It's not quite "live" unfortunately, there's a photo taken every 6 minutes. The eventual timelapse will actually go in reverse, from mouldy to 'good', and we expect to run it for 3 weeks, so approx 5,040 photos for 201 seconds of realtime video, probably to be sped up to 30-60s.

But yeah, I might add an overlay to say the time the last photo was taken at least.

Also, ayone better than me at PHP able to suggest a way of dynamically linking to the most recent image, if that's even possible? Obviously I've got the code to display the latest image, but is there a way of calling that via a .jpg so if embedded (like here) it'll always display the most recent photo?

 

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@Russinating Will you still just leave if it becomes maggot riddled?

I mean, maybe not. But it'll be interesting to see if it ever gets that bad. It's in a toilet at work, no windows, behind two doors, and there's a fly zapper electric thing just outside by the kitchen.

 

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I think a little text saying either last updated, and next update in X time would be good.

Done! Next update is a little trickier as it's not an absolute constant due to power changeovers.

 

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There's no meat, it's quorn. That fake meat is just going to sit there, go a bit off colour and that's it.

I see gravity is having an effect on the top slice of bread now, it had started folding upwards as it went stale but now it's almost horizontal again..

Yeah I'm curious re: the Quorn. Not being a veggie I've never had the stuff or left any out obviously, but since it's made of fungus you would expect something to happen, especially with some 'kindling'.

 

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...now with bread facts!

 

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Anyone suggest a suitable subreddit for this? Tried posting on /interestingas**** but got auto removed.

 

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Agreed. The facts are far too in the way of the sandwich. I'd suggest putting them below it, or above I guess, but quite far away wherever they are put.

Got a screenshot? They're obviously in a different place for you guys to me!

 

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1080p PC screen

Ta, should be better now.

 

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Share some BTS photos, that would be cool!

Got a couple yesterday but not much to see really!

Three LED lights against a black curtain (toilet still usable on the other side, interestingly). A7R III with Canon 24-70mm @ f22, ISO 100, 0.6 if I remember rightly.



USB cable runs under the door for the timelapse, image capture and FTP sync on a laptop in the corridor outside.



We had multiple mares trying to get a dummy battery with delieries taking ages atm for anything. We had to start it given it'll take 3-4 weeks so atm I'm just changing the battery once a day but it might get moved onto power later on.

 

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The avo is dead, but the lettuce on the right is a bloody soldier!

 

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I put my bread in a ziplock bag and I swear it goes mouldy faster than this. What magical bread are you using?!

I know right. It's Warbutons thick, standard white loaf from Aldi. Perhaps because there's literally no natural light in there as well? Obviously there's the three LED lights but they won't be producing heat nor UV radiation etc.

We did consider using a baker's loaf so it was less processed but there we go.

 

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**** just got real. I'm so surprised one got in, so quickly at least. It's a fairly small open plan office, all the windows and doors are sealed and being how things are I'm the only one going in, locking the door behind me.

There's then two toilet doors in between office and sandwich, and an industrial UV bug zapper outside the door in the kitchen.

SOAB!

 

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Was expecting this to be a lot worse than it is! Then realised it's only been two days and the construct of time doesn't exist anymore...

How long are you planning on leaving it?

We'd planned for three weeks. But if 900 baby flies start popping out within a week we might have to call it quits.

 

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We're not really sure what to do now having seen that guys channel! Sort of forgot/didn't realise about the ferocity and speed at which flies/maggots can take hold. We want it to end on being mouldy not having disappeared!

Going to keep it going today but might have to start it again but in a sealed glass box or something. Any thoughts?!

 

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That bread is absolutely ridiculous. Do they embalm it or something!

It may still be white but I bet it's pretty solid to touch.

We've got some mould on the bottom layer now. Smells pretty stale in there but hopefully we've fly-secured it!