Suck it, Aunt Mildred.

Your aunt Mildred probably thought she was pretty crafty, the way she managed to make not only marshmallows, but actual food suspend itself magically in jello formed in a bundt pan. She had no idea. Personally, I have a basic policy of not eating anything that wiggles, so it’s a good thing there are so many other things to do with Jello. Today someone sent me a link to My Jello Americans, a blog devoted to the creation of amazingly artful jello shots that range from the macabre – like The Jason Voorhees – to the delicately beautiful, like the MJA School of Entomology . This got me wondering what else one could do with jello, and I was surprised by the answer, which is a lot. Like patching your lawn. Or wrestling in it. Or making body parts for ballistics testing on Mythbusters. Or inventing a form of marketing that lasts for decades. The possibilities seem nearly endless. Why, if you’ve grown tired of looking for sanity in modern life and feel like exploring a different sense of futility, you can even try nailing it to a wall. Both literally and metaphorically. Me, I’m gonna wait until it stops wiggling.

Has it stopped wiggling yet? Bleh. Recipe here , if you’re interested.

Jello is also handy for ballistics tests.