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When people are way too smug about their wrong answer.

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Like duct tape - my god, what is the world coming to

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[–] ohwhatfollyisman 30 points 2 days ago

wait till they hear about the amount of chlorophyll available in the real amazon!

[–] 9point6 32 points 2 days ago

I'm sad about the state of the world that I'm not certain if this is a joke

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just wait until they find out actual chloroform is easy to get ahold of for a few bucks from any chemical supplier.

[–] yetiftw 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

and that it takes way longer to work than the movies would have you think

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yep, and if you do manage to make someone pass out they'll probably just end up dying.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Or waking up in seconds to a couple minutes. No in between.

[–] jordanlund 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Users also bought...

For the non-Americans, 55 gallons = 208 liters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Highly recommend reading the reviews for that item

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

"Perfect to use alone"

I think the perfect amount might a quite a lot less than that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No-one tell the about hardware stores

[–] VindictiveJudge 2 points 2 days ago

🎶

They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters
Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters
Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tires
BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters
Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication
Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors
Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers
Soffit panels, circuit brakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers

🎶

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

hey, at least they're not calling it "duck tape"!

[–] athairmor 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But, duck tape is the original name because It was made with a duck cloth backing. “Duct tape” didn’t come into use until the 1960s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

TIL ducks used to weave fabric.

[–] wiccan2 13 points 2 days ago

Duck tape is perfectly correct, it was the original name given to the tape with it only being used for duct work much later on.

From The Wikipedia article:

"Duck tape" is recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since 1899[2] and "duct tape" (described as "perhaps an alteration of earlier duck tape") since 1965.[3]

It was originally used for making shoes stronger and was later used for sealing ammo tins.

[–] BatrickPateman 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, you can't really take for granite these days that people spell that correctly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Stone cold, friend, stone cold

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] BatrickPateman 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Suposably, errors like this happen because people are playing it by year. For all intensive purposes complaining about it is a mute point though - unless they are doing it over and over and for a pacific reason, e.g. because of oldtimers desase.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know much about english but I would go with duct tape from abduction.

[–] BatrickPateman 2 points 2 days ago

I thinknit refers ventilation ducts originally, but yours definitely works too.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

TIL that chlorophyll is a supplement. Can't say I've ever thought of it that way

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I don't even know what it is for. I guess that it is a good sign since it means any doctor never thought I need it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Looks like it's meant to be an antioxidant.

Did some looking up and apparently natural chlorophyll can be an antioxidant (when not in light), but it doesn't seem to be a very potent one.

Considering similar fads have existed with chlorophyll, scepticism is advised

[–] weariedfae 2 points 2 days ago

The chlorophyll I get is mostly wheatgrass juice. It's really good at eliminating fish, onion, or garlic breath/burps. Basically anything sulphur-y. It's nasty as hell, tastes like dirt, but one small shot gets rid of whatever is bugging me and I think it's totally worth it.

No idea if it has "health benefits" besides y'know...consuming greens.

[–] saltesc 7 points 2 days ago

All it did was make their face green. 1/5

[–] FrankFrankson 6 points 2 days ago

I wonder how many reviews are: "chlorophyll more like borophyll"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Chlorophyl? More like borophyl

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

I look for it but it was so embarasing I could watch the full extract.

[–] blattrules 2 points 2 days ago

Wait till they find out they can buy colorforms on Amazon.