Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the...green brick road. It doesn't work, does it? It doesn't even fit the song properly. And yet that's nearly what we ended up with on screen.
When we say Technicolor was a really new technology at the time, we mean it. They were still working on calibrating the cameras to pick up and correctly display colors properly on film reels. To the horror of the producers, when they shot their first scenes on the yellow brick road and rolled the tape back to look at them, the yellow coloring was showing up as a vivid green. The set had to be completely repainted several times as they experimented with different shades, before finally finding a solution that would give the desired effect. The yellow brick road Dorothy and her friends finally walked down to the Emerald City was probably six inches thick with it by the time they were done.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.