Margarine

Margarine is a delicious near-plastic treat that some civilizations believe to be healthier than butter. It can also be kept as a pet.
==Manufacture==
It is created under highly controlled conditions by emulsifying a blend of purified vegetable oils with skim milk and adding corn byproducts and various other industrial chemicals, all under a pressure of about 50,000 bars (~5 GPa).
==Uses==
===Past===
Margarine was occasionally used as a cooling agent in 22nd century nuclear reactors on Earth due to its high heat capacity, which provided thermal inertia against overheating. Some scientists speculated that it could withstand sun-like temperatures, though that was disproven.
===Present===
Besides its application as an edible product, margarine can be used to reduce wrinkles, seal pipes, as an antiseptic/anesthetic, sunscreen, kill rabid warp roaches, and can, when applied directly to the forehead, help an individual retain sanity (most of it) while watching a Pauly Shore film. It is currently being tested for use as a treatment for space-AIDS.
It produces a very vigorous reaction when placed in contact with most forms of exotic matter, the byproducts of which can lead to horrific mutations.
===Potential for life===
If given an electrical shock for an extended amount of time, margarine can start living on its own. A living margarine, or "marglin", is often marketed as an adorable and vicious harmless polymorphic pet in certain sectors in the northwestern Central Zone, especially on Aulunika. Pet store owners frequently fail to mention that if fed after midnight, will grow uncontrollably and have an insatiable appetite for Human flesh. A detailed account of such a situation is given in the ancient award-winning Human documentary, The Blob.
==Margarine-based products==
*Margarine, the original!
*Margarine Spray (can be used as a flavoring or sunblock)
*Margarine Bites, a delicious treat proudly brought to you by EXPLODA!corp.
*Margar-Aid (beverage), also proudly brought to you by EXPLODA!corp.
*The Aulunika Standard, one of planet Aulunika's most popular steak sauces.
*Pest-B-Gone insect/grue repellent
*Certain forms of antiseptic ointments from the 26th century.
*Several headache and cold remedies.
*Several meat substitutes.
*Most public school cafeteria food on Earth (usually coupled with an irradiated form of Soylent green)
*Bleu cheese (Zivilgial variants)
*Ultra high-fructose corn syrup
Category:Food
Category:Fauna