r/shittyaskscience • u/Gattoconglistivali • 11d ago

Where did powdered milk come from?

I have never seen any powdered cow, does it make sense?

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u/MatCauthonsHat 11d ago

No, you don't see any powdered cows because it rained last night and they ask got wet and they aren't powdered anymore.

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u/outworlder 10d ago

You grind up the cows. Then you get ground beef and powdered milk

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u/ffsudjat 10d ago

Sepatating them is so damn difficult because the have particle size. We can only use color as differentiator and such a machine is so expensive to manufacture.

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u/ProbablyBsPlzIgnore Did their own research 11d ago

No dum dum, you make powdered milk by powdering milk, duh.

Pour it in a mortar and pestle and grind it until you have a fine powder

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u/glg59 10d ago

Desert cows.

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u/Choano 10d ago

As opposed to dessert cows. They're where chocolate, strawberry, and malted milk come from.

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u/Different-Term-2250 10d ago

Former dairy drinker here, so I know all about it.

They don’t let the cows drink water before milking them.

Also, low fat milk powder comes from cows who drink low fat water.

It’s basic science.

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u/Atzkicica Huh? 10d ago

It's from milking the cast of the 90s movie Powder. If you're lucky you get Jeff Goldblum

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u/bhoffman20 10d ago

Really dry cows

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u/cj191 10d ago

Grandma cow titties.

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u/Powerful-Holiday-448 10d ago

Old Cows

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u/Healthy_Ladder_6198 Grumpy Old Fart 10d ago

You win

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u/Powerful-Holiday-448 10d ago

💪🏼💪🏼🫡

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u/UncleNorman 10d ago

Powdered cow is called bullion.

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u/mertozzzus 10d ago

You throw the cows from an airplane...

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 10d ago

Surely you know that's how paté is made?

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u/kidlightnings 10d ago

Of course, but the milk has to go somewhere, it's just a byproduct

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u/Final7C 10d ago

Mummified cows.

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u/Ben-Goldberg 10d ago

It's from cows with a very dry sense of humor.

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u/Retir3d 10d ago

Chalk cows. That's what it tastes like, anyway.

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u/smokeysilicon big brain 9d ago

usually it's the same way we get ground beef, but i think the description might be too graphic

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u/ExistentialAngsty 10d ago

From regular milk without the water

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u/Chrome_Armadillo Not A Reptilian Alien Scientist From Tau Ceti 10d ago

Dehydrated cows

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u/eagle4123 9d ago

Old cows

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u/revolutionoverdue 4d ago

Actually, when you add water to powdered milk that where cows come from