DgarMay 7, 2023

For those wondering, ′′how did i do it?":
I boiled 10L of water, added 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, two cups of coke, and half cup of lemon juice, then stirred well. Waited 3 minutes, put the pan in the solution for 45 minutes, then added a quarter cup of chlorine bleach to the mixture. Then I brushed it with a firm toothbrush and put it back into the liquid for another 25 minutes. I took it out, rinsed it, and it looked exactly the same, so I threw it away, and went and bought a new one.

Edit: Please don’t actually make this concoction! The resulting mixture may produce poisonous gases! This toot is a joke, the pictures are not even my pans. I didn’t throw any pans away. Following these directions, despite the fact it probably won’t do anything useful, would be fucking stupid and you may win a Darwin Award.

Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023

@dgar Next time donate it. There are Goodwills and Salvation Army stores
f*ing everywhere. There's a poor person out there who knows the formula, is willing to put on the elbow grease, and will keep it out of a landfill.

Yeah, I get it. I'm not impressed.

Show threadDavid Penfold May 7, 2023
@janisf @dgar I'm just guessing here, but I think the whole thing was made up for comedic effect.
Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023

@davep @dgar I know, but we're just laughing at our throw-away culture, then, and I can't lie, that pisses me off. We've got a myriad of solvable problems that can aptly be addressed by mass cognition on the full life cycle, (including sourcing), of of the products we buy, and eventually dispose of.

I don't want to rob anyone of their sanity laughter. What I need to do, ethically, is be one voice in the sea of cacophony that says if enough of us engage, there's still hope.

Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 7, 2023
@janisf @davep @dgar If you’d made your reply even mildly silly and still made your point it would’ve been more effective. Humor motivates and is remembered. Chiding in response to humor may make you feel better but it diminishes your goal. - ex I did all that and mine looked worse!!! 😉 Then I remembered I had some Muratic acid. Stupid interweb hacks, I could have had lemonade & a clean pan.😜
Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023

@Pineywoozle @davep @dgar No, it wouldn't have. I've tried it a million times.

Thanks for the advice, though?

Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 7, 2023
@janisf @davep @dgar You may not have seen an immediate effect but I guarantee you humor sells everything better than any other approach.
Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023
@Pineywoozle @davep @dgar When I need to sell, I'll sell.
When it comes to volunteer engagement, outrage has a better track record. There are good things to be anxious and angry about. It's an untapped, if not bursting energy source for a whole slew of us.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote
@janisf @davep @dgar LoL Ok. I still disagree but no biggy.
May 7, 2023 at 4:38pmWeb
Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023

@Pineywoozle @davep @dgar It depends on the situation of people you're trying to engage. We've got a despair epidemic in the US. People are feeling incredibly ineffective. You can't cajole your way through that. It's tactless, insensitive, and exacerbates the problem. Too many people *need* to tap into their anger to use it productively, and they need to know it's not a bad thing to be, and act, pissed at things in which they can make a dent.

That's hope.

Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 7, 2023
@janisf @davep @dgar Still disagree about the motivating effect of chiding. Get engagement with humor then engage their anger. Even the limited responses you got kind point out that you didn’t engage their anger about your cause simply at you for throwing ice water on much needed humor.
Show threadJanisMay 7, 2023
@Pineywoozle @davep @dgar So, I think it's a biggie. Otherwise I wouldn't be here with my angry ass hanging out as an open target.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 7, 2023
@janisf @davep @dgar I ment our disagreement over the most effective way to get a productive response.