• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    We have oil and vinegar coming in the same shape plastic bottles. Originally, vinegar had a red cap, sunflower oil a yellow one, and rapeseed oil a green one. Then some idiot decided to save 1/10 cent and gave vinegar the same green cap as the oil.

    I had the large stainless steel pan heated up really hot, so that a few drops of water happily run around it on a steam cushion and evaporated quickly. And then I wanted to pour in a good helping of oil…

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    il y a 4 heures

    I’ve mixed up and put muscle pain relief cream on my face thinking it was sunscreen. Damn that burned around the eyes for a while even after washing and washing …

  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    In my teen ages, I once mixed up toothpaste and my father’s denture glue, and been very careful with checking the tube ever since

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        This was actually touted as an acne remedy at one point. I tried it when I was a teenager, it does take care of the oil buildup and dry you out, but you also feel like you can taste mint with your forehead.

      • username_1@discuss.tchncs.de
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        Mom: Don’t eat toothpaste, you assheaded foulbrained cheeseeating sorry excuse for a child!
        Kid: That’s not toothpaste. It is face lotion, dumb mom!