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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Disproportionate Response Man!

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-10-20

Golly gee, there just aren’t enough Linux distros to choose from. I just have to go with the one by the worst people imaginable. What other choice do I have?

Breaking news: people on TikTok are illiterate; water is wet; sky is blue

That’s… not even remotely true.

You’re saying you could do the manufacturing, analytical chemistry, packaging, and distribution? And stick to GMP? And deal with FDA audits?

Or do you just watch a lot of NileRed?

Hey, I’m a chemist, and you’re getting some bad info from others in this thread.

Hydrogen peroxide decays into oxygen (and water) by itself over time, and certain things can speed that process up. What you’re seeing is oxygen bubbles that have been trapped by the soap.

Oxygen isn’t itself flammable, so trying to light those bubbles probably won’t do anything. You’d need to add some sort of fuel to the bubbles. I’ve seen hydrogen gas bubbled through soapy water and lit, and that is definitely exciting.

The mixture you’ve made is sort of on the way towards sodium percarbonate. You could get that more directly with some oxiclean (or a generic alternative). Probably won’t bubble because the peroxide is sort of locked up as part of the percarbonate, but it’ll still do its oxidizing thing. Oxidizing the chemicals that are a part of skunk odor makes them no longer smell.

Don’t use oxiclean or its equivalents on pets. Your best bet there is soap, water, and time.

Imagine if you were painting and a screwdriver popped up in the middle of your canvas demanding you use it with the only options being “yes” or “maybe later”

1. Everything that’s not acceptable to conservatives is equally bad
2. One of those things turns out not to be so bad
3. What else might not be so bad?
4. ???
5. Kid now is going to hell and, worse, will grow up to vote for someone left of center or become trans or gay or whatever

That’s the worry. The ideology is fragile. Any single crack in the dam will result in a flood.

Who is this?

It’s… Friday.

They went on, however, to question the ethics and judgment of the potentially destructive payload.

Goodness me, the brain-rotted slop fans suddenly care about ethics?

It’s called the bible, not the straightble

My grandpa’s name is Donald. I was gonna name my kid after him.

Sorry, grandpa.

Boy I wish Joanne didn’t want people I care about to die

Less expensive: yep

Actually fun colors: yep

Windows is worse than ever: yep

It would have been surprising if this thing wasn’t a hit.