Burning Questions to be Investigated Now That I'm Retired, Question #23

Few things make my heart flutter like it does when I'm driving by my local Krispy Kreme shop and see the "Hot" neon sign illuminated in the window. For the uninitiated, this means that fresh Krispy Kreme Classic doughnuts have just been cooked. Today, as I was driving past the "mother ship" Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, the sign was lit.

I have had a few Krispy Kreme Classics over the years and have loved them. However, one thought has lingered in the back of my mind - the doughnuts weigh so little, how much substance is actually there? Today, I decided to run a little test.

I bought a hot Classic right out of the cooker and took it home. I squashed it between to hard surfaces to see what I'd have left. The pictures demonstrate the result.

The original doughnut weighed 53 grams. After being squashed, it weighed 35 grams. So, I guess roughly one-third of the Classic's weight was made up of cooking oil!

This was enough to satisfy my curiosity. Now, on the solving the Meaning of Life.