--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-02-17T03:44:47' draft: false title: From Backup Brain comes a --- From [Backup Brain](http://www.backupbrain.com/) comes a study on the quantum effects of [a can of ravioli](http://web.mit.edu/kpatel/www/verbage/quantum.html), specifically what would happen if the can were shot at relativistic speeds at a large star cruiser. Stand back: "_Thermonuclear interactions, such as hydrogen fusion, may take place in the tomato sauce..._ "