#tim-tams

The participants:

Me (perpetrator of biscuit/cake based science, owns slightly more yarn than the average person)

Kat (has PhD, called the scientific merit of this experiment into question more than once)

Ackbar (chose code name due to being the owner of the Admiral Ackbar I  knit/refurbished, often goes along with my schemes despite knowing how these things usually end up) 

When they arrived, I guided them to the table, where this awaited them. 

Also, these:

Yeah, that's right. I printed scorecards. Biscuit/cake based science requires accurate note-taking.

We taste tested the baked goods under three different conditions- at room temperature (control), chilled, and in combination with a hot beverage. (Gin and tonic was used as a palette cleanser). 

Our verdicts: 

In case these are difficult to read on Tumblr, I'll point out that both Ackbar and I scored the Tim Tams way higher than the Jaffa Cakes. However, in a controversial twist, Kat gave the Jaffa Cakes and the Tim Tams an equal score.

I guess she just doesn't know anything about gathering scientific data. 

The aftermath. Not pictured- all three of us looking incredibly nauseous.