The Earth-Apple Zone

I was just looking at the latest quad-core 27" Apple iMac today, when suddenly my brain executed one of those famous intuitive free-association leaps. It was a short jump from Earth to Apple to Earth-Apple to pomme de terre, which is of course what the French call potatoes.

And it was in that blinding flash of a thought that I wondered: can one construct a spectrum from the whole and unadulterated potato to the slenderest and crispiest of French fries? And can one do that by walking around local restaurants and burger joints and such?

I shall try. It is my new mission in life.