Ancestors

Toot

Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 21:01

Filed under logically sound, but probably bad idea:

I decalcified my kettle.

There are still iron stains the vinegar didn't touch.

Vaguely remember tales of coca-cola dissolving nails.

Nails are made of iron.

...🤔

Should boil can of soda in my kettle.

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Descendants

Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 21:10

👆if anybody does ride this thought train right into the station, pls send me a video.

• gets popcorn*

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Written by Miss Givings on 2025-01-20 at 21:19

@vlrny Probably a bad idea, but there's no way not to do it, now that the thought has occurred. Right?

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 21:28

@CakesOfPan Indeed! My only obstacle/salvation: I can't be arsed to go buy a coke.

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Written by I’m a frayed knot ⛑️ :bc: on 2025-01-20 at 21:39

@vlrny @CakesOfPan I’m seeing an ugly mess of burned sugar in your kettle

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 21:42

@Outis @CakesOfPan valid.

Our of curiosity, is it time travel or psychic powers that revealed this ending to you?

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Written by I’m a frayed knot ⛑️ :bc: on 2025-01-20 at 21:44

@vlrny @CakesOfPan husband who loves the kitchen but not physics 😂

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 21:46

@Outis @CakesOfPan hey love me, love my physics, amirite?

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Written by csh on 2025-01-20 at 22:19

@vlrny

@CakesOfPan

If you ever have one available, you wouldn't have to boil it! Maybe try letting it sit overnight.

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-20 at 22:24

@cshlan @CakesOfPan

Well! This is not the time for sensibility and foresight. 🙄

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Written by qurly(not curly)joe on 2025-01-21 at 00:40

@CakesOfPan @vlrny

Back in the olden days, when cars had chrome fenders, Coke could be used to remove the inevitable rust spots on them. It didn’t dissolve the whole fender, obviously, just the spots of rust. Something about the carbonic acid in the soft drink, I think.

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-21 at 00:49

@qurlyjoe @CakesOfPan cool! Carbonic acid, that's probably it.

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Written by qurly(not curly)joe on 2025-01-21 at 01:00

@vlrny @CakesOfPan

The thing is, though, carbonic acid isn’t just in Coca Cola. (If I understand correctly) it’s in all carbonated beverages. But in the south, all carbonated beverages are collectively called coke. (So I’m told.) So probably any fizzy pop would work, and you shouldn’t need to boil it.

(Full disclosure: this may all be just a load of crap triggered in my brain by what my wife calls testosterone poisoning, a major cause of mansplaining.)

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Written by Valerie Roney on 2025-01-21 at 23:12

@qurlyjoe @CakesOfPan haha no worries, it ain't mansplaining when invite folks on board my thought train.

Good thoughts too! If carbonic acid is in any carbonated beverage, I may legit try soaking a bit of club soda or something... 🤔

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