"Vacumn" sealing items (was) RE: [at-l] Bagel experiment

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> What I do is place the item in the bottom and near one side.  Then I stick
> in a long straw and move to the side and as near the bottom as possible.
> Then I seal the baggie up to and around the straw.  Then I suck
> the air out.
> When the air is mostly out, I slowly pull the straw out as I suck; then I
> seal the tiny remaining opening as I pull the straw out.

You can actually do this without the straw, with a little practice.  Seal
the bag, then open a pucker in the center.  Purse it around your lips and
suck.  Human lungs can pull quite a vaccume.

Shane