happen when Doritos were exposed to
the Solar Death Ray. I wasn't sure if
the death ray would affect the Doritos
bag, so I put a couple of chips into a
clear plastic thumbtack case. Encasing
some chips was fortunate, but not for
the reason I expected, as the bag was
destroyed almost immediately! As you
can see, the picture of Doritos on the
bag was quickly replaced with actual
chips spilling out.
The Solar Death Ray was focused on
the Doritos inside the clear case after
the bag was eliminated. Both the chips
and the case were heated to
destructive temperatures. But how did
the death ray melt something clear? If
something is clear, it isn't absorbing
much light, so the death ray shouldn't
be able to heat it too much. I think the
concentrated light directly heated the
Doritos, and the heat of the Doritos
propagated to the clear plastic. The
melted plastic became less clear and
kinda brownish, which then allowed the
death ray to heat the plastic directly.
Nacho flavored dust is frequently
associated with Doritos. The deposition
of this dust onto the plastic may have
also increased the photo-thermal
conversion rate of the plastic, which
sounds so sciencey it might be true.
