Who would have thought?  Grab a handful of Skittles and toss 'em in the freeze dryer with a little curiosity....come back several hours later forgetting what you had just done, not realizing that you just changed candy as we know it!  That's how the first guy must have felt.  Like Neil Armstrong...
                                "One small toss of candy in the freeze dryer for me, one giant leap for candy as we know it!" 

                                 -Deeply Revered Candy Guy

THANK YOU WHOEVER YOU ARE!!!!!