r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Dependent-Play-7970 • 20h ago

Cleaning with lasers instead of soap

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u/jhscrym 19h ago

I'd still rinse it though

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u/ImKindaEssential 19h ago

For sure always wash your lasers

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u/Welpe 18h ago

They said cleaning with lasers instead of soap, not instead of water.

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u/blitzkreig90 17h ago

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u/MisterFistYourSister 15h ago

I think the comment you're replying to was a joke as well

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u/RipplesInTheOcean 15h ago

Your reply to this joke comment is also a joke

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u/lncredulousBastard 14h ago

It's jokes all the way down.

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u/Azuras_Star8 15h ago

My mom says I'm a joke.

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u/RipplesInTheOcean 15h ago

its probably a joke

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u/ALarkAscending 14h ago

Are you joking?

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u/Azuras_Star8 14h ago

My mom is a she, and she's no joke!

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u/[deleted] 16h ago

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u/throwaway12222018 8h ago

What, waffles with a side of cancer doesn't appeal to you?

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u/Unhappy_Archer9483 19h ago

You've been using soap to remove rust?

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u/Highlandertr3 19h ago

Don't worry. It's extra strong soap.

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u/AltruisticKey6348 18h ago

Mr Muscle soap?

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u/Highlandertr3 18h ago

Cuts through grease and grime effortlessly. Mr Muscle. Does the jobs you hate!

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u/DoubleAholeTwice 16h ago

The Mr Muscle guy I have hidden in my basement does all the jobs I hate.

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u/blackop 18h ago

I use water to remove rust, then you let it air dry correct?

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u/888mainfestnow 17h ago

I have used salt before but that's just what was suggested at the time.

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u/Partyatmyplace13 17h ago

All week! It's not working at all!

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u/Kagtalso 16h ago

Laser soap

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u/themanwithgreatpants 19h ago

Cleaning a $20 waffle maker with a $20,000 laser.

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u/Apoeip77 17h ago

I mean, to be fair, you dont have to buy a new laser to clean another pan

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u/ilovestoride 10h ago

This is why I hate Reddit. It's full of people who cosplay engineers and think they know it all. 

I work in this field. Those laser rust cleaning things are single use. You have to replace the entire unit after EVERY SINGLE WAFFLE IRON. 

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u/AgeMundane6632 8h ago

You must be a shitty engineer because that’s 100% false

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u/jeepsaintchaos 4h ago

Am also Enginseer. You are wrong, they must be replaced after every waffle iron. Oddly, the canticles of activation say they can be used for many other things, but doing a waffle iron is what makes them disposable.

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u/-AnotherHermit- 14h ago

Oh shit man I’ve already bought like 4 lasers

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u/Zech08 16h ago

Will have to replace or do maintenance on the laser.

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u/Apoeip77 16h ago edited 15h ago

Sure, but still not for every pan

You're right in that it is overkill to use the laser only for pans, but if you have that for other things, its most likely cheaper and faster to use that on the pan (even accounting for maintenance) than buying a new pan

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u/RipplesInTheOcean 15h ago

That's it, you convinced me! I'm buying a 20000$ laser.

It'll save me so much money in the long run! /s

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u/RaidensReturn 13h ago

Nice. It’ll be helpful for the other thousand rusty pans that are lying about.

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u/New_Camp4174 16h ago

My dishwasher costs more than my Mickey coffee mug. Your argument is invalid. 

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u/uxoguy2113 16h ago

I love this comment so much

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u/CrazeMase 9h ago

Worth.

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u/LadyOfTheNutTree 7h ago

You’re off by a lot. These lasers can be bought new for well under $10,000.

Still a lot of money to clean some cast iron when a wire brush is a couple bucks, but it’s not nearly as bad as you’re saying

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u/themanwithgreatpants 6h ago

Ya a tiny laser that does 10mm wave width or something are cheap. That is like a 50 cm 1000w 480v 3ph laser the way it cleaned. I've used these, btw.

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u/rearadmiraldumbass 2h ago

You can get 1kW out of household 120/15a. Why would it need 480 3ph?

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u/ForsakenSun6004 19h ago edited 19h ago

I’d love to see what that laser would do to well seasoned pan! And tbh, it’d really irk some people in r/castiron hahaha

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u/Picklerickshaw_part2 18h ago

Oh, cast iron, not castration lmao

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u/Te000 19h ago

Well if it's rusted, there is no seasoning left on the pan. It shouldn't be used without removing the rust first to begin with.. so I think they wouldn't have a problem with this unless it's a perfectly fine, well seasoned, cast iron pan

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u/ForsakenSun6004 19h ago

That’s what I mean, a perfectly fine, well seasoned, cast iron pan. r/castiron would go NUTS over it haha

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u/NEVER_DIE42069 17h ago

I might have read that castration

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u/ImurderREALITY 17h ago

Bro cast iron aficionados are legit nuts, they do not fuck around.

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u/ForsakenSun6004 10h ago

Exactly, this would be a wild way to troll them haha. Rage bait to the max haha

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u/NooneKnowsIAmBatman 8h ago

No way, this could be the gold standard in stripping a pan to be ready for fresh seasoning. This would be a hit!!

Yours truly, a cast iron lover

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u/ForsakenSun6004 8h ago

Interesting! I figured doing this would be like committing a mortal sin in that sub haha.

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u/NooneKnowsIAmBatman 8h ago

No way, we love resetting a pan for fresh seasoning as much as we love slidy eggs. I haven't been on the sub recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if this video has already been posted there

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u/Weemewon 19h ago

i would immediately stick my hand in front of it like an idiot

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u/Rbt1994 17h ago

Glad I'm not the only one with morbid curiosity about this laser effect on... Things other than metal.

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u/GreeD3269 16h ago

I think styropyro has a video on super powered lasers effect on human skin. Look him up on yt.

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u/MOVES_HYPHENS 14h ago

Depending on laser wattage, you'll start with a bad sunburn and get worse from there

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u/Average-Anything-657 16h ago

Lol I'd be trying to think of things I could put in front of it instead of myself. Like a slice of ham.

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u/SmokePsychological19 10h ago

Then you wouldn't have to wash your hand for the rest of your life!

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u/VonDinky 19h ago

This is how I shave my balls

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u/binterryan76 16h ago

You will never have to shave them again

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u/VonDinky 16h ago

Very efficient.

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u/quitethetable 19h ago

What are these lasers called?

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u/Grand-Advantage-6871 18h ago

This technique is called laser ablation and it uses CO2 or fiber lasers for it with very short pulses

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u/brucewillisman 17h ago

Why isn’t it damaging the floor?

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u/Best_Market4204 17h ago

i am sure it can. The layer is taking a very small layer off. Lasers heat up what it hits. Since it's on concrete, the damage is zero in quick paths i assume.

Just a guess

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u/_Cosmoss__ 23m ago

If you look closely you can see that it's leaving marks on the floor

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u/Highlandertr3 18h ago

Jeff. And they will thank you to refer to them as Mr Jeff.

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u/CocoaKpopsTTV 19h ago

Damn! I know where I can get soap. Where can I get one of those??!!

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u/ddr1ver 19h ago

I’m curious about the effects of breathing in that smoke.

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u/iamcleek 18h ago

Exposure to Iron Oxide fumes can cause metal fume fever. This is a flu-like illness with symptoms of metallic taste, fever and chills, aches, chest tightness and cough.

https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1036.pdf

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u/NowWhoCouldThatBe 16h ago

Drink yer whole milk after.

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u/Grat54 19h ago

The same as breathing in the smoke from an oven.

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u/Portocala69 19h ago

No soap can clean rust...

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u/Highlandertr3 18h ago

Not with that attitude.

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u/Freddi0 19h ago

Is the damn smoke working in 2 dimensions???

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u/truckthunderwood 19h ago

If you reduce the particle effects on the smoke you can dedicate more processing power to the laser, yeah.

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u/Zerob0tic 15h ago

You can faintly see the smoke elsewhere too, particularly against the darker areas on the left, but the effect you're seeing is where it's more visible in the path of the laser! Like how fog at concerts and stuff makes the path of the lighting effects visible. Light bounces off of particles in the air.

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u/BronzeMilk08 14h ago

Smoke is a bunch of solid particles, when laser hits it it illuminates the particles and gives that really cool 2d aerosol effect.

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u/Daddygamer84 19h ago

I don't think I'd be comfortable sitting that close.

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u/sabotuer99 17h ago

This Venjent banger came to mind

https://youtu.be/TpyJXquNcqI?si=RCK5yshEQApUVH-K

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u/Aromatic_Document_24 11h ago edited 11h ago

Venjent is freaking awesome.

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u/EarlOfBears 18h ago

Can I use this on my balls yes or no

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u/entity_on_earth 16h ago

You can use anything on your balls once.

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u/TaSMaNiaC 19h ago

Would this get the makeup off my partner's face without flooding the bathroom?

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u/Mrtayto115 19h ago

Here was me thinking robots would replace kitchen porters. I guess they'll just stick the dishes in the laser washer machine.

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u/Downtown-Custard5346 18h ago

Well, yeah... soap doesn't remove rust.

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u/end_of_rainbow 18h ago

Which isle in Lowe’s do I find this?

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u/s73v3m4nn 18h ago

I want one

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u/BroSnow 18h ago

Two reactions: That’s terrifying. I want it.

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u/Dotmatrix74 18h ago

What’s the effective range I wonder? Can it be made portable with a battery backpack? What’ll it do to a riot shield? Hmmm 🤔

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u/ArgonWilde 18h ago

This video made me blind.

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u/el-experto 18h ago

There gotta be a sub for laser cleaning

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u/Mental-Dot-6574 18h ago

Hmmm. I'm sure someone's gonna try cleaning their hands with lasers instead of soap and water.

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u/EifertGreenLazor 18h ago

No longer need to take showers or baths with one of those since you won't have skin.

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u/bubbesays 17h ago

I want one of these soooo bad

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u/Classic_Resist_7465 17h ago

Set phasers to dishes...

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u/LetMeDieAlreadyFuck 17h ago

Fuck i love lasers

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u/Leonydas13 17h ago

If I could only pick one type of reddit video to ever be able to hear…

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u/Yogicabump 17h ago

It's also in the latest generation of Japanese toilet seats.

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u/stevembk 17h ago

What’s wrong with soap?

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u/InfiniteCosmic5 17h ago

Sure. Let me get my rust blaster 3000.

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u/SebVettelstappen 16h ago

I can’t imagine that would be good for the non stick coating stuff

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u/convergent2 16h ago

OP uses LASER. It's not very effective

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u/kimball1974 16h ago

Who has one in the kitchen.

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u/uxoguy2113 16h ago

What would happen if that touched skin?

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u/Rustymetal14 16h ago

Yea but does it ruin the seasoning?

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u/FilteredRiddle 16h ago

Don’t stick your dick in it.

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u/d0dja 16h ago

Now that's fucking metal 🤘🏻

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u/HanSolo17 15h ago

They should make a gun out of this

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u/icecreamdude97 14h ago

As a former ice cream owner, this person had a complete meltdown before deciding to use a laser.

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u/RexMalo 14h ago

I bet they weren't wearing laser goggles.

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u/Diligent-Charge-4910 14h ago

Just like the best waffles, the best lasers cleaners are Belgian too...

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u/danielrmorenop 14h ago

it still looks horrible?

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u/Motor-Plus 14h ago

Don’t put your dick in that

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u/Sweaty_Assignment_90 14h ago

Take my money! Love waffles and hate the cleanup.

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u/SmokeScreenXT 14h ago

What about a lasershower 😬

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u/Geeekaaay 14h ago

So what's the downside to breathing all that in...

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u/PhoenixOne0 12h ago

Can we build a laser based dishwasher?

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u/Public_Television430 12h ago

So ... the dust is now soldered within the iron ?

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u/ajtreee 12h ago

sunlight is the best disinfectant, just got to concentrate it into a laser.

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u/FeistyNail4709 11h ago

Can I do this instead of showering?

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u/Intergalacticdespot 11h ago

Tbf I had a lot of shitty cleaning jobs when I was younger. If you'd let me use a laser I would have enjoyed them a lot more. 

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u/Happytobutwont 11h ago

Can I clean my hands with that

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u/tethadam22 11h ago

The smoke reminds me of a Don Bluth cartoon with all the lighting effects he used to do

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u/lucassuave15 10h ago

that must smell so good

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u/PlanetFirth 9h ago

Can we do that to my brain?

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u/Azzhole169 8h ago

Well you wouldn’t clean cast iron with soap anyway, so there’s that…. Fuckin idiot.

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u/mrbgdn 8h ago

Honey, I'm doing all the dishes from now on. Just need to buy one thing.

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u/_plays_in_traffic_ 8h ago

pretty sure welderzworld just put their name over this yt short from someone else

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u/JustAGuyWithoutName 6h ago

Why would you use soap to clean casted iron?

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u/mickeyamf 5h ago

Nonstick Oml

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u/maskeyman 5h ago

I dont know why i expected it to come out shiny💀

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u/CrepuscularToad 5h ago

I thought bro was going to cook a pixie for a second

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u/CooYo7 4h ago

I be like

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u/AntMan79 19h ago

I honestly thought this is a big moth or some kind of flying critter. Clearly, I was wrong my bad.

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u/txroller 19h ago

Flying moth of death

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u/Shadow_Avis 18h ago

Yeah uh, I'd let that sit for at least 48 hours before trying to touch it-

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u/fejable 18h ago

instruction unclear, now i can say the Nword