Bread Overhead

"Bread Overhead" by Fritz Leiber is a satirical science fiction story that dives into a future world overwhelmed by technology, where bread-making machines cause flying loaves of bread. The story follows Roger Snedden, who attempts to improve bread by replacing helium with hydrogen, resulting in bread that floats skyward, initiating widespread chaos and humor as people react to the bizarre event. It is a commentary of technological advancement gone wrong and its impact on society, exposing the absurdities of an ambition-fueled consumer culture facing the unexpected consequences of its creations.