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NIST is selling Peanut Butter for $415.33 per jar

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Though it's worth noting that Peanut Butter lost out to Radioactive Human Lung in the 2026 NIST Materials Mayhem tournament.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzaoS5EfJa/

Youtuber Tom Scott famously made an international cup of tea back in 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI

Related: Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter (2016) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42815454 - 2025-01-27

See also: ISO standard for brewing tea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103

That should help with the deficit!

I see $1,246

it's three jars

Yeah, but it's $499.99 when sold separately.

I buy my peanut butter in bulk. I ain't dumb. 500$ for a single jar is ridiculous.

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