Sputnik

The Sputnik just died! It was 25 years old. Its fate is unknown.

Sputnik, thusly named for its suprising resemblance to a Russian satellite, is a very essential part of the All-OSCA Tofu Operation.

First, this Russian cosmonaut is filled with water, which it then boils. Then, slurry (ground up soybeans and MORE boiling water) is added, much to the boily danger and fear of whichever short tofu maker must heft the heavy pot over his/her head. Sputnik then boils the slurry, causing soymilk to be excreted. (Kinda like lactation, actually.) Then a bag is attached, and the spout is opened. Out pours okara (utterly useless for anything but a) eating on a dare, b) sticking your hand into for as long as possible either as dare or as a competition, or C) throwing at someone's naked body), which is trapped in said bag, and soymilk, which is frantically scooped into a pot. Then a pressing machine, capable of exerting 5,000 pounds of pressure, presses the remaning milk out of the bag and the okara. (Kind of like an elephant milking a cow.) Sputnik does have the unpleasant tendancy to overheat, causing over 200 degree slurry, okara, and soymilk to spew all over. If it gets on said short tofu maker, it sticks, not unlike napalm. If it does not stick to your face, hair, or arms, you have the pleasure of wading through it, burning your feet, and reaching for the knob that is now buried beneith it and hoping that your gloves prevent the imminent 3rd degree burns.

But really, besies being a deathtrap for short tofu makers, Sputnik is a great place for Harkies to bone.