Source: Emily Matchar, SMITHSONIAN, 5/11/22

Taste testers involved in a recent study preferred chocolate that shattered in their mouth. Adam Smigielski/Getty Images Think about biting into a piece of chocolate. What makes it enjoyable? Is it the sweetness? The way it melts in your mouth? The crunch? The sound it makes? All of the above? A team at the University of Amsterdam is attempting to use physics and geometry to answer some of these questions, and to—hopefully—create an even more enjoyable treat.

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