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NIST is selling Peanut Butter for $415.33 per jar

8 points by basilikum ago | 7 comments

jml7c5 |next [-]

Though it's worth noting that Peanut Butter lost out to Radioactive Human Lung in the 2026 NIST Materials Mayhem tournament.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzaoS5EfJa/

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ortusdux |next |previous [-]

Youtuber Tom Scott famously made an international cup of tea back in 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI

basilikum |next |previous [-]

Related: Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter (2016) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42815454 - 2025-01-27

glimshe |next |previous [-]

That should help with the deficit!

askvictor |next |previous [-]

See also: ISO standard for brewing tea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103

pronouncedjerry |previous [-]

I see $1,246

basilikum |root |parent [-]

it's three jars