Here's the assignment so I must partake. The digital Candy thermometer, I thought, was candy. You know, just like the Candy cigarettes (which aren't actually cigarettes) or Animal Crackers (which aren't actually Animals. Now that would actually be a good idea for candy. You know a thermometer is meant to be put in the mouth, so why not be able to suck on a tasty mock-up of one.

Well this is not the case. The term "Digital Candy" is actually a term used for the brand of a certain kind of thermometer. This actually reminds me of the headphones that I own called "Skull Candy". It is a pun, or perhaps a play on words. Digital thermometers go in your mouth, and candy goes in your mouth. what better way to get children to chomp down on a rather tasteless piece of plastic (not that you need to ruse children into it in the first place), but it is just catchy.