It's good to see some great science minds focusing on a big problem. A team out of Utah State University has calculated the optimum amount of time to dunk an Oreo in milk.

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So what is the optimum dunking time? It's between two and three seconds.

If you dunk it for less time, it won't absorb enough milk. Once you're past three seconds, it hits its max absorption point and won't take on any more, so you're just wasting your time.

Now you know.

Read more at Mental Floss.

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