Sep
We were 5 or 6 six years old when my best friend, Manuel, had a liking for Froot Loops with Sprite. I mean he poured Sprite in a glass and then, poured Froot Loops into that same glass.
He used to enjoy his snack every time we watched TV or played Nintendo, and everyone believed it was repulsive (as indeed it was).
Now imagine for a moment it didn’t result in something nauseating. Human history is full of serendipitous mixes and happenings that resulted in first-class dishes, scientific breakthroughs or at least, merry stories.
Take mexican “Mole Poblano” for example, an homogenous paste-like composition of chocolate, chili and up to one hundred ingredients. The legend says no one thought it would work and it’s now one of the most representative dishes of mexican cuisine and one of the most exquisite.
Same thing happened to me with whisky and apple juice on a dark night: I accidentally poured apple juice in my glass and discovered one of my favorite mixes (I know any whisky-geek out there will see it as an obscenity, I don’t give a shit).
…And the list goes on, including but not limited to: Penicillin, the non-newtonian fluid better known as Silly Putty, plastic explosives, wonderful performance improvisations and chocolate chips cookies (miam! miam!).
Unpredictable happy endings and unexpected success are around the corner. See it for yourself the next time you visit a Burger King, mix all the available sodas and discover the ultimate elixir of youth. Just recall “Chance favors the prepared mind” as Pasteur allegedly said.
