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Nerds

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Overview

Nerds is an American candy launched in 1983 by the Sunmark Corporation under the brand name Willy Wonka Candy Company. Nerds are now made by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero Group. With their anthropomorphic covers, Nerds usually contain two flavors per box, each flavor having a separate compartment and opening. Production process The television show Unwrapped explains how Nerds are made. A factory worker states, "Basically we start off with a sugar crystal and we just keep coating it with more sugar." The factory spins huge barrel-like containers of sugar crystals, which receive coats of sugar until the Nerds are formed. Their original color is pure white; they receive their colors in separate barrels. The contents of the barrels are then transferred to boxes, which are divided into two compartments by a vertical partition so each half of the box contains a different flavor. Certain flavor combinations are frequently packaged together, such as grape and strawberry, the most popular pairing in the United States. The nucleus of each candy is composed of one or more complete sucrose crystals. These optically clear monoclinic crystals are about 0.2–1 mm in length and help define the irregular shape. They are thickly glazed with carnauba wax, which gives them a hard bite and a gloss. Nutritional facts

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Notable quotes

“Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face.”
— Tom Wolfe, Eunuchs of the Universe Tom Wolfe on Wall Street Today, 4 January 2013
“I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.”
— Bjork, Björk: A Project
“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.”
— Charles J. Sykes, "Some Rules Kids Won't Learn in School", printed in San Diego Union Tribune (19 September 1996); often misattributed to Bill Gates.
“Someone who doesn't take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyone's a nerd inside, I don't care how cool you are.”
— Channing Tatum, Another year of love and light': Channing Tatum cuddles with wife Jenna Dewan and daughter Everly as they celebrate fifth wedding anniversary, 12 July 2014
“I'm the biggest nerd - I love comic books and stuff like that!”
— Megan Fox, Megan Fox: 'Biggest Nerd', likes comic books, men over girlfriends, 23 September 2008
“Well, I think that everybody is kind of a nerd at heart.”
— Simon Helberg, Simon Helberg Talks The Big Bang Theory and Dr. Horrible Sequel 19 September 2009

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

Nerds is an American candy launched in 1983 by the Sunmark Corporation under the brand name Willy Wonka Candy Company. Nerds are now made by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero Group. With their anthropomorphic covers, Nerds usually contain two flavors per box, each flavor having a separate compartment and opening. Production process The television show Unwrapped explains how Nerds are made. A factory worker states, "Basically we start off with a sugar crystal and we just keep coating it with more sugar." The factory spins huge barrel-like containers of sugar crystals, which receive coats of sugar until the Nerds are formed. Their original color is pure white; they receive their colors in separate barrels. The contents of the barrels are then transferred to boxes, which are divided into two compartments by a vertical partition so each half of the box contains a different flavor. Certain flavor combinations are frequently packaged together, such as grape and strawberry, the most popular pairing in the United States. The nucleus of each candy is composed of one or more complete sucrose crystals. These optically clear monoclinic crystals are about 0.2–1 mm in length and help define the irregular shape. They are thickly glazed with carnauba wax, which gives them a hard bite and a gloss. Nutritional facts

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face.”
— Tom Wolfe, Eunuchs of the Universe Tom Wolfe on Wall Street Today, 4 January 2013
“I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.”
— Bjork, Björk: A Project
“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.”
— Charles J. Sykes, "Some Rules Kids Won't Learn in School", printed in San Diego Union Tribune (19 September 1996); often misattributed to Bill Gates.
“Someone who doesn't take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyone's a nerd inside, I don't care how cool you are.”
— Channing Tatum, Another year of love and light': Channing Tatum cuddles with wife Jenna Dewan and daughter Everly as they celebrate fifth wedding anniversary, 12 July 2014
“I'm the biggest nerd - I love comic books and stuff like that!”
— Megan Fox, Megan Fox: 'Biggest Nerd', likes comic books, men over girlfriends, 23 September 2008
“Well, I think that everybody is kind of a nerd at heart.”
— Simon Helberg, Simon Helberg Talks The Big Bang Theory and Dr. Horrible Sequel 19 September 2009

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.