How the Fake Meat Industry Saved Dippin’ Dots
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Dippin' Dots Cryogenics LLC is a hilarious company name
It's very powerful marketing. Strong aura.
Haha yhea or an adult film company focused on the older community 😂😂
@@AidanMacgregor-Personal😔
first half is fun and playful and the other half corporate
DDC LLC... 🤣
The fact that in the article of bankruptcy they wrote in that they owe $7.16 to the Quimby Rubber Stamps Shoppe of Paducah, KY is a level of detail I don’t think I’ll ever reach in my life.
Also imagine having someone owe you $7.16 and instead of paying it back, they file for bankruptcy.
@@kenma2287 lmfao
Dippin' Dots, It's been 23 years and you still owe me 7.16 dollars.
Most companies order things on account and pay for it within a 30-60-day window. This allows for the goods to arrive or the service to be performed and things that may effect the cost such as damaged product or additional service to be added or subtracted from the bill before money actually changes hands. Until that happens the amount owed is kept track of as an account payable on the company's books, a summary of which on a specific date would be required to be submitted as part of a bankruptcy filing.
Better than some Jerk having to owe $1.09 for faulty eye glass support.
Wait, you're telling me as a kid in the 90's Dippin' dots were actually an ice cream of the past??
Anything you eat is a thing of the past
Damn
@@cs8712 mind blown
Deutsche Dots, missed opportunity
@@peterheinzo515 I think ur thinking of calippo shots. I don't think it's the same
Additionally, during the Pandemic when everyone was trying to figure out how to store and transport an mRNA vaccine that needed extremely cold temperatures of around -40(c/f) degrees a company that had a lot of experience in that area and a lot of idle assets stepped up to the plate to offer its assistance, that company was, of course, Dippin' Dots Cryogenics LLC.
They have SMART business management
And I thought fake meat was bad.
They were injecting Dippin' Dots into their veins the whole time, we tried to warn them...
@@TastefulGorilla I've been mainlining Dippin' Dots for decades
Wait. You're about to witness the birth of a conspiracy theory: the Pandemic was a worldwide ploy to bail out Dippin' Dots. I mean. Come on. It's awfully convenient the world suddenly needed cryogenic-esque freezers and Dippin' Dots saved the day.
to fix an error you made, the original guy invented dippin dots in his parents' garage in Cave-In-Rock Illinois, which is across the Ohio River from kentucky. once he decided to start a company, he moved it to Paducah, KY since that was the nearest city. also, you left out the very interesting fact that it took him forever to patent the process since the patent bureau thought the idea of flash-freezing ice cream was too simple of an idea to patent
Also, if we're talking about minor errors- the draw temp (the temp at which it's taken from the scraped surface/batch freezer) of commercial ice cream isn't 30ºF. The sugar depresses the freezing point, so 30ºF ice cream is still pretty soupy. It's usually in the range of 18-26ºF which is about soft serve consistency. It's still soft, but isn't soup.
Well if they let in that interesting fact then it wouldnt be half as interesting anymore would it
@@MaskedRokho 5/8 as interesting
Actually funnily enough you've got that slightly backwards with their patent. They filed for a patent in 1989 and it was granted in 1992. 4 years later they sued their competitor, but after being in lawsuit limbo forever, they lost in 2007 when the patent office said that dripping ice cream mix into liquid nitrogen is obvious enough that it can't be considered a proprietary method. The patent is now expired completely since it's past the 15 years, so that doesn't even matter anymore.
That is an important fact because people today don't all have a GARAGE.
Honestly, props to them for maintaining the Dippin' Dots name for their product expansion rather than some creative consultant/holding company/focus group generic corporate name for their new ventures.
I just drove by their plant the other day.
I'm not sure if it was free or if our school was paying for it, but occasionally we would get dippin dots as a treat during lunch. Pretty neat, but I've always preferred regular ice cream.
They occasionally have explosions at their facilities, there was one in 2021 and another in 2019.
happens
Waiting for the USBSC video ;)
price of progress
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger man versus nature is not a fair fight
@@leftysheppey Whad'ya mean?
I remember reading when the Pfizer COVID vaccine was first being manufactured at scale, it had to be kept colder than standard pharmaceutical freezers, but the special freezers dipndots distributers use for their products special storage needs were in that range. I don't know if anything ever came of it. I didn't see any dipndots branded freezers when I was getting my first two shots back when they were hard to get
> Weathered the pandemic
Naw bro, they did more than just weather the pandemic. Their equipment was pretty great at helping distributing the vaccines that needed to be stored at insanely low temperatures.
Amazing
I can't wait fo Dippin' Dots Saves the World: The 23 Hour Docuseries
@@linkly9272 🤡
Time to change the name to Dippin' Dots Cryogenics and Vaccine Deployment LLC
Yikes, imagine getting the vax
The fact that the recession nearly killed the company but the pandemic didn’t is a testament to how well this “side hustle“ is working.
Good marketing, solid products, solid company, great employees. get that right and you can't go wrong. I'm glad they made it.
In the pandemic some of the vaccines needed really cold freezers. The type that dipping dots produced as their treats require really cold temps.
@@TheFirebird123456dipping dots supplied vaccine freezers question mark ❓
@@softbYes exclamation point ❗
Dippin’ Dots having physical locations is the most startling new information to me
Honestly I would buy dippin' dots all the time, but you can only find it at amusement parks and stuff for insane markups. :(
The thought of buying a freezer that can go to -48°F and buying dippin dots directly in bulk results in about 15$ per lb of dippin dots. Not too shabby but the initial investment of 200-300$ for the freezer has kept me from achieving this.
Check a chuck e cheese around you. It might be expensive but I know some of them sell dip n dots now.
Exactly because of the special freezer you need to carry them
I still hold a grudge against dipping dots for never being able to find a regular ice cream at Disney World
Maybe your name should be an actual child then....
get better soon
Isn't that grudge better directed at Disney World for not offering regular ice cream as well?
My wife is obsessed with dippin dots, i personal just dont like the ice cream they use to make the pellets. Its just ice cream base thats dropped into liquid nitrogen
@@lonestarr1490 I'm assuming the reason was a corporate exclusivity deal
Can confirm that I had the slurpee flavored dipping dots over the weekend while treating my family out for icecream and they were amazing! We tossed them on vanilla soft serve cone and it reminded me of a bomb pop icecream. So good!
Dippin' Dots as sprinkles. Now that's a combo I'll have to remember next time I get the opportunity!
🤤👌
this sort of thinking is also why Fujifilm survived as well, they found uses of their photographic film technology outside of the photography industry as well, including *cosmetics* (the Astalift brand) and pharmaceuticals, among other things.
i think asianometry made a good video on that
They still make cameras by the way. They just take things to levels other camera companies don't do. Like staying on APS-C even though everyone has gone full frame by using a different sensor array, then throwing yet another curveball by smashing into the then ultra niche medium format market by launching with an entire new series of bodies and lenses.
Degrees freedom (°F) made me laugh so hard😂
I think we we should just make that official.
That said, I tried to find some dirt on Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit to justify cancelling him, but just found that he was orphaned due to both his parents dying at the same time after they ate poisonous mushrooms. Maybe we should cut him some slack.
He also caught me off guard with Degrees America
Didn't even realize the statistics joke lol
That process explains why dippin dots have always just tasted like cold to me
Now every time I pass the Dippin Dots freezer at the pharmacy, I'm gonna say to myself, "Welcome, to the world of tomorrow!"
I was born in 2004, yet I still have an Unbreakable love of Dippin’ Dots. It broke 6 year old me’s heart to see the one in the BJs (Costco equivalent) my family regularly went to close down, and every time I see a machine at a rest stop that appears to be Dippin’ Dots, I still hold onto hope that it works.
Also I had Dippin’ Dots for the first time in years when I visited New York recently, which was more than pleasant.
Putting ice cream in my burgers has been my child hood dream 😊
If you ever do another video about crazy laws in North-Korea, you should send Amy there to see if she will indeed get in trouble for violating those rules.
that's not a great idea
@@adog3129 r/whoooosh
@@SamPhoenix_ your legacy will crumble under the weight of time and your name will be lost to history
Or if she decides to defect. The Ministry of State Security probably provides better benefits and a stronger sense of purpose than being an "outside correspondent" for HAI.
@@adog3129bro 💀
I genuinely hate that the nearest place that I know of that sells these is a water park an hour away. I always loved these but actually getting them were rare (even more now as an adult). The fact some cities actual have brick and mortar locations astounds me (and give me jealousy), though at least it made sense seeing one at a popular beach.
I love hai and wendover. Thank you so much for creating all pf these. Keep on creating sam! (And ben & adam)
Don't forget Amy! :)
You mean Sam from Wendover and Sam from HAI, they are two different people.
@@heidirabenau511 one has to continually create the other
@@heidirabenau511 Wouldn't it be great if they did a cross-over?
"the court froze $20.2 million of their assets, which would usually be good news for an ice cream company"
That was pretty good.
Dippin' Dots showed some sharp business vision.
30 Degrees America had me rolling
Did you catch the follow-up where the F° stood, not for Fahrenheit, but for freedom?
"or about 30 degrees america" I blew some air out of my nose when I heard this, or in other words - this was funny as hell
Dip n dots are a summer tradition of mine.
As someone who grew up near boston and did overnights at the science museum when i was a kid, i absolutely love dippin dots. If they ever do fully go away ill be so sad.
After the 2013 catastrophe, Dipping Dots left my country. Life just hasn't been the same since
Guess you could say they… dipped
I don't know how to express how much this comment gives me joy. What was the 10 year old catastrophe? Why did it cause an ICE CREAM company to abandon a country? I've never heard of Dippin Dots, so from my perspective, this is just a random ice cream company that expanded into the meat industry, and then there was some big controversy that forced them to abandon an entire country. (Just the absurdity of it give me joy, not the actual catastrophe, mind you.)
What was the 2013 catastrophe? Also they really are hard to find
dipped and dots
@@pizzagroom6221 I like to imagine that it was the Chelyabinsk meteor, and that Dippin' Dots had to retreat after an attack from outer space.
4:03 HAI writers are swifties confirmed
I loved dippin dots and still do although they're in less locations now. I hope they make a big comeback
3:30 Dippin' Dots Cryogenics LLC is a wonderful name. When you have something that works, stick with it.
Dippin' Dots are pretty yummy, I'm glad they live on and it's even greater to see where the company has gone in recent years. It's very rare to see them here is Australia but I always grab a cup when I do.
The only place I've ever seen dippin dots was the Ripley's aquarium in Toronto. First and only time I had them was there.
Dipping dots are great.
“30 degrees America” was such a good throwaway line
Growing up in KY I always loved Dippin Dots, they were a huge thing here. Honestly I had no idea until now they were made and invented here.
I loved beyond burgers and i love dippin dots, it's nice to know they're connected 😄
My mind immediately went to the little balls of fat in Beyond products. They work very well but the initial appearance was a little odd, like, well, Dippin' Dots in my fake meat. Fun to hear that me from several years ago was on to something!
I was offout about the tiny white dots too! I thought there was something wrong with my beyond burgers! I prefer Impossible burgers anyway 🤭
5:47, I remember when youtubers started pushing Nebula I remember hearing one say something along the lines of "It allows creators to create bigger projects, and avoid the strict monetization of youtube"
I have literally never heard of Dippin' Dots before
I really like this channel. This is really made by a person!
Love you man.
Dipping dots was even in Australia back then. Haven’t seen it in a while.
1:44 is he saying "negative 300 degrees *freedom*"?
Yes. It's a joke because only the US uses Farenheit and a lot of Americans think they're the freest country on earth.
Yup! 😂😂😂
Dots were dipped.
This is the first time I ever heard of Dipin dots
I am putting Dippin' Dots Cryogenics LLC into my cyberpunk ttrpg campaign and nobody can stop me.
Haven’t seen these in ages! I loved these soo much!
Wake up. New HAI vid dropped.
100% of my knowledge of dipping dots has comes from HAI. A new record. No other educational CZcams channel has ever come close to providing me all of my knowledge on a subject. Looking at you wendover
4:37 I’ve had 40 Below Joe!! It’s actually awesome!!
There are topics of obvious interest, covered by many channels, then there's... this. I appreciate you.
Tbh I had no idea Dippin' Dots were so old. Fr figured they originated around 2010. Ig just goes to show their marketers did a good job lol (also that I am a fairly ignorant person)
I remember getting them at the water park when i was a kid, it was the only place you could get them and we looked forward to it on our trip every year
I love that dippin dots is a bioengineering company.
i love dippin dots, but they're very expensive :(
In amusement parks they over price it lol cause everything is overpriced in amusement parks
@@r22gamer54 Ordering a single cup online is $4 usd (plus shipping), so even the only alternate method for most people to get them is already overpriced. Still, haven't gone to the nearest water park that sold them in about 15 years, so I have no idea what they cost now in them.
Definitely a luxury unless you live within walking distance of an INCREDIBLY rare brick and mortar location.....and even then
@@r22gamer54 there's vending machines in malls which upcharge less, but with smaller sizes. still not worth :/
@@seki108 I mean in california thats a good deal, everyone makes six figures+ and ice cream costs $6-$10 so yeah its okay for california standards
i never heard of that stuff, i guess they are not selling in german, or at least in my area
Almost missed the "degrees freedom" line! 🤣
The frozen assets joke was pretty funny
I used to work at a movie theatre where these were, of course, highly overpriced. I used to take a large cup, act like I’m going to take them back to the main freezer and then fill up my entire 44 oz cup. Then get off work and go up on the roof of the theatre and smoke weed and smash dippin dots.
The good ol days.
Omg the “giant new facility” you mentioned near the end of the video is in my hometown
This video is so perfectly interesting, I love it. Also I didnt know Lindsey Ellis still made content on Nebula, more reason to sign up!
TFW you ask your smart speaker who Lindsay Ellis is and after it answers, you still don't know.
Wait, it's "perfectly" interesting!? It should be half as interesting! God, what is this channel coming to!
Love the SnackZone branding on the tv at 4:42
Fun fact: 40 Below Joe is based out of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale now. I toured their facility a little over a year ago, and we all got samples to try.
This must’ve been a tough bankruptcy deal. Their restructuring officer must be incredible
1:24
"or about 30 degrees America"
bruh that shit had me dying
casual Eras Tour reference was unexpected but appreciated
I would like a dippin dots espresso. Maybe eat it straight, and if I want to defrost it with hot water, it would be fast because they're small dots.
That frozen assets joke😂
Judge: I'm freezing your assets
Dippin' Dots: your honour, our assets are already frozen.
Loved that clever froze their assets joke!
I'm surprised they've never been exported. I've never heard of these
Love Dippin' Dots! Brings me back to my childhood! They should partner with someone like Chipotle Mexican Grill and sell lots more! I'd love to see a Dippin' and Chipotle or some big popular chain collaborate!
Wow, I had never heard of "Dippin’ Dots" thank you for making this video!
how old r u lol
Never heard of these.
Mandela Effect finally hits me
0:59 is that dankpods 👀👀👀
Wait. I thought I have watched all of these. Is this the first video with the newly phrased units? I love it. Keep the facts coming with flavor...
Ooh, that’s my local dippin’ dots store too! Just walked by there today, a fun coincidence.
Damn man i think you've really hit the stride on puns and joke timing
I haven’t had dippin dots for years and honestly I missed them. Then I went to Sanrio Puroland in Japan of all places (about two years ago) and they brought me back to my childhood with Hello Kitty and dippin dots. Lol.
The most surprising thing to me here is that anyone actually likes Dippin' Dots, as opposed to them just being "that thing you get because they don't sell ice cream"
I've never once had the desire to try dipping dots.
@@whom382 I've only had them two or three times, when I was at some event and wanted ice cream but this was the closest thing available. It's been worth it approximately zero times.
@@whom382It's a neat novelty. VERY easy to eat since it's in little beads instead of needing to be scooped, and they melt quickly in the mouth distributing flavor. Since it's beads instead of a clump of cream there's quite a lot of air per bite though, so if you want quantity you may be left wanting. The interesting shape makes it perfect for kids.
I feel like Dippin’ Dots is huge in Michigan, we see them sold everywhere we go. Hotels, Stores, Zoos, Arcades, etc
As someone who loves dipping dots and vegan alternatives, this is my favorite CZcams video ever
So basically the worst kind of food and the worst kind of ice cream uses the same process. Not surprising.
Dippin Dots will always be my favorite thing to eat at an amusement park/zoo/sports thing
I remember seeing a dippin dots machine at a walmart we go to for a long time until they shut the machine down due to health reasons, and yet it’s still there to this day
They shut the machine down but never actually removed it? Maybe they'll bring it back some day!
@@KelpTheGreat i think its working again, i'll have to check next time i visit walmart
Things I didn't know and now I do interesting level 8/10
“30 degrees America”, nice.
"-1.1°C or 30° America" ... The best shortcut for the worst unit.
That intro was so fun 😆
Wow! This was very interesting! I didn't think I'd get anything out of this but your video proved me wrong!
The freezing assets joke was great 🤣❄️
2:14 best pun I've ever heard in my life 😅
I love the cotton candy flavor but dippin dots cost more than same ammount in vanilla soft serve
They sell Dippin Dots at a market here in Venice Ca. All you need is the special freezer for it.
0:28 i had to pause the video in shock like “the heck you mean 12 years- oh.”
i like dippin dots, but i never get them. hard to justify $7-12 (in my area at least) for a serving when i can buy a gallon or two of normal ice cream for the same price.
I've actually been to Alltech and never knew this - really cool
I'd never heard of Dipping Dots before this video. How do they not melt together into one clump by the time you get to the bottom of the tub?
They do... takes approximately 2 1/2 minutes for a tiny cup to turn to a mostly soupy liquid. So it's like making a choice between massive self-inflicted brain freeze and utter disappointment, depending on the consistency that you're after
Pretty insane honestly
6:12 Hey that's T-Mobile Park!