• mayo_cider [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    Taking into account all the alchemists that bathed in mercury, spoiled milk is pretty low on the ladder of the shittiest alchemist

    • nohaybanda [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      There’s people looking to drink raw H5N1 infected milk. I don’t think we even need to go to the Middle Ages for unmitigated dumbassery

    • poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org
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      6 months ago

      And don't forget piss! The guy that discovered phosphorus did so while boiling urine in an attempt to turn it into gold

  • huf [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    i used to do this as a kid. plop one of these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effervescent_tablet (but with fruit flavoring and sugar) in a glass of water, let it fizz a bit, then pour a bit of milk on top. the milk would instantly curdle and stay on top in a layer. it tasted bad. curdled milk with sugar and artificial lemon flavoring. i usually just poured it out after confirming that it still tastes bad.

    i have no idea why i did this, it just looked fun.

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      6 months ago

      We used to microwave bars of soap. They got bigger and harder to use as soap. Idk, kids do things

      • huf [he/him]
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        6 months ago

        it's the logical extension of trying to put the circle block into the square hole as a baby :D

  • Neato@ttrpg.network
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    6 months ago

    If you ever need buttermilk for baking and don't have it, add a little white vinegar to milk and wait a few minutes for a decent substitute.

  • HumongousChungus [she/her]
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    6 months ago

    The Coca Cola company figured out a way around this in 2009 but Big Tastebuds didn't like it