He crashed into the lockers and tried to hold himself up, but his legs jellified and down he went.

“That would jellify a human,” said David Kisailus, an engineer at the University of California, Irvine, who mentored Dr. Rivera’s work.

Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or until the stock is jellified and fat has formed a solid lid.

Tiny, jelly-clad crustaceans known as Holopedium are thriving in some Canadian lakes after years of acid rain, threatening the food chain and “jellifying” the waters, say biologists.

"We wanted to make it convenient so you don't have to go through the whole process of boiling the water, making the Jell-O, waiting for it to jellify," said Estreller.