Hey kids, if you’re heading to the beach this summer, skip the sand castle and build a volcano — with science! First, dig a mound of sand with a hole in the top. Next, pack the bottom of the hole with baking soda. Then pour in a cup of vinegar and stand back! For an extra big explosion, put a small object in the volcano to let the pressure build up!
I think he landed in one of those palm trees, Sharon H.
Meredog.
Wawa looks skeptical…
Yup. Definitely thinking this through and now concerned…
Give it a moment. Eventually he will realize that he can fart his way out.
I was actually thinking he looks pretty Zen. 😊
Why 2 votes down? Dog upset?
My guess: Someone who didn’t realize NTMTOM was being facetious/ironic, and/or else someone who did realize it but still couldn’t help worrying. Could also have been someone, or two someones, who were worried about the dog being buried in sand up to its neck, regardless of Mike’s commentary. I had a momentary twinge about that myself, as well as the idea of “blowing up” the dog, even though I know perfectly well Mike didn’t mean it. I upvoted this one, but I did have that moment …
I did this ‘experiment’ in my kitchen sink drain once and it was rather dramatic. No shooting wawa’s type of drama but several significant booms nonetheless.
I’ve cleaned my bathroom sink drain any number of times using baking soda and vinegar. Works just as well as any commercial product and leaves the drain smelling sorta like… well, pickles. 😀
I’ve done that, too. It’s kinda fun. Never noticed a smell afterwards, though.
I use vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser when I wash towels. Transfering them to the dryer is slightly unpleasant (the smell goes away once they’re dry).
The stuff you learn on this site! I must try that DIY drain cleaner. I’m in the mood for saving money as I’ve just paid a plumber £90 for coming out at 10.30 pm to examine a broken toilet – and a new cistern will cost around £150.
If you do it semi-regularly as Lucy’s Mom does it, it works well and yes, as Allein noted it is fun. My exploding experience where it sprayed over the kitchen was due to it never been done before, I had just moved in. And yes, to think about that and the situation is gross.
Washing stuff with white vinegar, baking soda and borax (i.e. baking soda cooked to a high temperature) is what people have been doing for ages, before brands started to conceal their basic cleaning ingredients.
Unless your stuff is extremely filthy (then you need to use enzyme cleansers) baking soda, vinegar and old timey soap do a wonderful job of cleaning your entire house.
There’s a book called Salt, Lemons, Vinegar, and Baking Soda by Shea Zukowski that tells you all kinds of things you can do with said substances. (It’s in the bargain section at B&N for like 8 bucks.)
Vinegar and borax are both great for removing the musty funk that towels can get if someone leaves them in a damp pile rather than hanging them properly to dry between uses. I had a roommate who was terrible at that. Or if I forget that I’ve run a load of a laundry and left it damp in the washer for too long, I’ll run them again with vinegar as a precaution. That smell is just the worst!
I learned a few years ago that fabric softener makes it worse, and makes them less absorbent over time, to boot. Found a trick for fixing it…wash with hot water and normal detergent plus a cup of baking soda, then wash again in hot water (no detergent) with vinegar added to the rinse cycle, then don’t ever use fabric softener again! (I have those wool dryer balls – which came in a super-cute little bag – and they help cut down on the static.)
I have wool dryer balls too! I got them at the state fair and got to meet some of the sheep the wool came from!
I had an amazon gift certificate and they were one of the things I got. These:
This was how we made “volcanoes” out of clay “mountains” in elementary school (small dogs not included). Do schools still do that?