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Our brains are naturally curious things. But no matter whether we like it or not, they usually crave finding out some really weird stuff. Instead of loving that lonely book you promised yourself to read in January, or enjoying the history paper for tomorrow’s class, they wander mysterious ways.

If it was their choice, trust me, our brains would love to find out what will happen to a spoon after years of stirring the same soup or if you put a marker in a hot oven, or if you leave a banana for months to sit on an office table before you leave for quarantine… Call it odd, random, irrelevant, but that doesn't change the fact that we secretly love learning all the what ifs, especially the most absurd ones.

In order to save you from odd looks and the potential dangers some of these experiments could bring, Bored Panda has compiled a whole bunch of photos that perfectly illustrate our lives—full of what ifs and I told yous.

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This Is What Happens If I Do Not Eat An Artichoke Right Away

This Is What Happens If I Do Not Eat An Artichoke Right Away

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The artichoke is part of the thistle family, the national flower of Scotland. Oh, and I said it the way Sean Connery would.

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What Happens When You Use The Same Shovel To Plant 90,000ish Trees

What Happens When You Use The Same Shovel To Plant 90,000ish Trees

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This Is What Happens If You Swing A String Of Glow Sticks With Burning Steel Wool At The End

This Is What Happens If You Swing A String Of Glow Sticks With Burning Steel Wool At The End

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When you think of it, life is really just a big turn of the wheel. No matter how much we’d like to think we own it, things usually go totally at random. The same is true for accidents. Some are mildly interesting and make us go "wow," like this blossoming purple head of artichoke which wasn’t eaten right away, or this forgotten bag of grass seeds that seeded out.

On very rare occasions, such unintentional and totally unexpected "accidents" become much more than amusing pics that end up on your camera roll. We owe a debt to some of the most important discoveries of our lives, like Teflon, nylon, x-rays, penicillin, safety glass, and many more.

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This Is What Happens If Your Cell Phone Vibrates While Trying To Take A Picture Of The Chicago Skyline

This Is What Happens If Your Cell Phone Vibrates While Trying To Take A Picture Of The Chicago Skyline

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#5

What Happens If My Black Shirt Gets Crammed In The Back Of My Car Under The Sun For Years

What Happens If My Black Shirt Gets Crammed In The Back Of My Car Under The Sun For Years

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#6

What Happens If Tourists Don't Touch Bamboo During Quarantine And It Grows On Its Own

What Happens If Tourists Don't Touch Bamboo During Quarantine And It Grows On Its Own

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bamboo is a an invasive weed here. I would jokingly say "kill it with fire" except that's actually what we have to do with it.

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When you think about life in this way, we all depend on random chance. No matter how much we feast on horoscopes, what a fortune teller would say, or how much we believe everything’s in our control, we'd like to think we make decisions about things.

In this article on the neuroscience of chance, writer Michael Shermer comes to the conclusion that extraordinary events do not always require extraordinary causes. “Given enough time, they can happen by chance.”

Even if such a claim demystifies the magic of human power, free will, and hard work, it can also alleviate our heartaches when things go against the plan. If something bad happens, we tend to blame our ill decisions, but realizing that chance plays a vital role in any accident too can be liberating.

#7

What Happens If You Leave A Coconut In The Freezer

What Happens If You Leave A Coconut In The Freezer

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#8

What Happens If You Blink Faster Than The Shutter On Your Camera

What Happens If You Blink Faster Than The Shutter On Your Camera

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Linus Nilsson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is because the phone is not a camera. It simply saves what it's looking at. You don't expose a film with the phone. So in this case, the phone processed the image left to right, and the kid managed to open its eyes before it reached the reflection.

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#9

This Is What Happens If The Roots Of A Tree In A Graveyard Find Their Way Into The Cavity Of A Decayed Skull

This Is What Happens If The Roots Of A Tree In A Graveyard Find Their Way Into The Cavity Of A Decayed Skull

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Meanwhile, the physicist Leonard Mlodinow of the California Institute of Technology suggests that “We can improve our skill at decision making and tame some of the biases that lead us to make poor judgments and poor choices…”

If we judged decisions by their potential outcomes rather than the particular result, we’d see how different the decision would appear to be.

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Interestingly, our inability to both recognize or produce randomness can be our weakness. But taming it can be key to a peaceful mind where life itself can bring you the good and the bad when the time comes.

#10

What Happens If I Refill My Soap Container With Clear Soap

What Happens If I Refill My Soap Container With Clear Soap

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#11

What Happens If There's A Storm So Intense It Literally Picks Up And Moves The Road

What Happens If There's A Storm So Intense It Literally Picks Up And Moves The Road

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#12

What Happens When You Heat An Ordinary Marble Over A Flame Then Immediately Drop It Into Cold Water

What Happens When You Heat An Ordinary Marble Over A Flame Then Immediately Drop It Into Cold Water

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Malakai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seen this one before, still super pretty and reminiscent of a fire opal. I bet you could make jewelry with it if you could encase it in resin :)

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#13

What Happens If An Insect Gets Stuck Between The Printer And The Pillowcase

What Happens If An Insect Gets Stuck Between The Printer And The Pillowcase

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#14

What Happens If A Bear Breaks Into My Car

What Happens If A Bear Breaks Into My Car

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#15

What Happens If I Open A Decade-Old Play-Doh Container (And Find Out It Had Grown Crystals)

What Happens If I Open A Decade-Old Play-Doh Container (And Find Out It Had Grown Crystals)

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#16

This Is What Happens If You Polish A Coconut

This Is What Happens If You Polish A Coconut

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#17

What Happens If A Soggy Stump Goes Through A Hard Freeze

What Happens If A Soggy Stump Goes Through A Hard Freeze

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#18

What Happens If Hair Gets Caught In A Zipper

What Happens If Hair Gets Caught In A Zipper

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#19

What Happens If A Sphere Of Aluminum 1 Cm In Diameter Hits A Block Of Aluminum At ~15,000 Mph (Space Debris Impact Research Conducted By The ESA)

What Happens If A Sphere Of Aluminum 1 Cm In Diameter Hits A Block Of Aluminum At ~15,000 Mph (Space Debris Impact Research Conducted By The ESA)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Note the sphere is for illustration purposes only...the real one is vaporized on impact.

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#20

This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes Dornoch Beach In Scotland

This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes Dornoch Beach In Scotland

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#21

What Happens If Wood Is Burned With High Voltage

What Happens If Wood Is Burned With High Voltage

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#22

What Happens When You Throw Water On An Oil Fire

What Happens When You Throw Water On An Oil Fire

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Malakai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NEVER. EVER. THROW WATER ON A GREASE FIRE. EVER!!! YOU LEARNED IN BASIC F*CKING SCIENCE THAT OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIX! ALWAYS /smother/ a grease fire! Sand, baking soda, a fire extinguisher (which every house should have in case of fires like this!), anything you can use to deprive the flames of oxygen before it gets out of control!

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#23

This Is What Happens If You Put Dish Soap In A Fountain

This Is What Happens If You Put Dish Soap In A Fountain

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Olivia Agave
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happens every year on last day of the year to the fountain in my local uni's quad. Usually with added colouring so you get colourful foam. Ah, students...

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#24

What Happens If The Fog Gets In The Way Of The Windmills

What Happens If The Fog Gets In The Way Of The Windmills

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martin734
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically they are not windmills, they don't mill anything. The correct term is wind turbine or wind energy converter.

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#25

What Happens If You Leave An Apple And A Banana For 6 Months In An Office Locker Because Of Quarantine

What Happens If You Leave An Apple And A Banana For 6 Months In An Office Locker Because Of Quarantine

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Natalie Bohrteller
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There must have been awesome conditions considering they were mummified so perfectly.

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#26

What Happens If You Spend A Lot Of Time In The Water And Your Index Finger Has A Severed Nerve

What Happens If You Spend A Lot Of Time In The Water And Your Index Finger Has A Severed Nerve

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Malakai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, wow! That's really cool! I didn't know that the wrinkling was a nervous system response, but I guess in hindsight that makes sense that it is

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What Happens If My Mom Microwaves Birdseed To Disinfect It Before Putting It In A Beanbag

What Happens If My Mom Microwaves Birdseed To Disinfect It Before Putting It In A Beanbag

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Curious to know- does this mean ALL seeds pop when microwaved???

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Aria Whitaker
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of them will, yes. The pop comes from the moisture in the seed heating up and creating steam, which causes the starch to "pop" out of the seed casing.

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm more curious - why does the birdseed have to be disinfected? Really. Does anyone know?

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Roxy Eastland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My guess is that seeds are very high value food and packets could have mites, weevils, or the like. Not a big deal to birds, who'd eat them, but not what you want in your home?

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Wes Nishi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Millet. Brown rice also does this. My mom used to make popped rice for us.

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Sent From The Slytherin House
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I kind of would want to try it for some reason. Or give it to a friend and just say I found mini popcorn and have them rate it. Also, to disinfect it? It's bird seed...

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Ozzie Ogawa
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same thing will happen if you heat seeds that is high in carb. Here we have a snack called jipang, pretty much like rice popcorn with caramel.

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#28

What Happens If You Put Blue Food Coloring In A White Rose's Water

What Happens If You Put Blue Food Coloring In A White Rose's Water

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is very pretty. Roses can be found naturally in almost every colour, except blue. Years ago, the Japanese wanted to genetically engineer a blue rose, but I guess that project didn't yield favourable results.

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#29

This Is What Happens To A Basketball Court If The Pipes Burst

This Is What Happens To A Basketball Court If The Pipes Burst

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#30

This Is What Happens If No One Keeps An Ornamental Cabbage Trimmed

This Is What Happens If No One Keeps An Ornamental Cabbage Trimmed

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#31

What Happens If My Grandma Uses The Same Spoon In Her Coffee For About 45 Years

What Happens If My Grandma Uses The Same Spoon In Her Coffee For About 45 Years

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Charlotte Stewart
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But...but...don't you have an entire cutlery drawer? Why always the exact same spoon?

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#32

What Happens If An 8-Year-Old Puts His Hand In A Petri Dish Of Agar

What Happens If An 8-Year-Old Puts His Hand In A Petri Dish Of Agar

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#33

This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Flag On A Golf Course

This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Flag On A Golf Course

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#34

This Is What Happens If You Put Lemons And Limes In Water

This Is What Happens If You Put Lemons And Limes In Water

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#35

This Is What Happens If Lightning Strikes Asphalt

This Is What Happens If Lightning Strikes Asphalt

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#36

What Happens If The Beams Of 4 Light Bulbs Shine Through An Almost Closed Door

What Happens If The Beams Of 4 Light Bulbs Shine Through An Almost Closed Door

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#37

What Happens If The Water Flows Through The Cement For A Long Time

What Happens If The Water Flows Through The Cement For A Long Time

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#38

What Happens If Water Freezes On A Spinning Wheel

What Happens If Water Freezes On A Spinning Wheel

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#40

What Happens If I Leave The Maple Syrup Sitting In The Back Of My Refrigerator For A Few Years

What Happens If I Leave The Maple Syrup Sitting In The Back Of My Refrigerator For A Few Years

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#41

This Is What Happens If I Go Swimming In An Outdoor Pool At -40°c

This Is What Happens If I Go Swimming In An Outdoor Pool At -40°c

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#42

This Is What Happens If You Put A Highlighter In The Microwave In Case You Were Wondering

This Is What Happens If You Put A Highlighter In The Microwave In Case You Were Wondering

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, I was not wondering. But, thanks for the info.

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#43

What Happens If You Leave A Bag Of Grass Seed Out

What Happens If You Leave A Bag Of Grass Seed Out

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#44

This Is What Happens If You Go 84,000 Miles Without An Oil Change

This Is What Happens If You Go 84,000 Miles Without An Oil Change

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so showing this to my son.... who now owns a car and doesn't think the oil change is that important...

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#45

What Happens If You Put On A Spray Tan And Then Cry

What Happens If You Put On A Spray Tan And Then Cry

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#46

What Happens If My Neighbour Uses The Longest Possible Drill Out There

What Happens If My Neighbour Uses The Longest Possible Drill Out There

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#47

What Happens To The Furnace Filter After Two Weeks Of Wildfire Smoke

What Happens To The Furnace Filter After Two Weeks Of Wildfire Smoke

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#48

What Happens If You Freeze-Dry Gummy Worms

What Happens If You Freeze-Dry Gummy Worms

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#49

What Happens If You Leave A Vinyl Record In A Hot Car

What Happens If You Leave A Vinyl Record In A Hot Car

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#50

What Happens If I Accidentally Leave A Bowl Of Beet Juice On The Counter

What Happens If I Accidentally Leave A Bowl Of Beet Juice On The Counter

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#51

What Happens If You Leave A Wine Glass Outside Overnight

What Happens If You Leave A Wine Glass Outside Overnight

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#52

What Happens If You Shine A Flashlight Down A Kaleidoscope

What Happens If You Shine A Flashlight Down A Kaleidoscope

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#53

This Is What Happens When Tens Of Thousands Of People Bring Road Flares To A Soccer Stadium

This Is What Happens When Tens Of Thousands Of People Bring Road Flares To A Soccer Stadium

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#54

What Happens If A Watermelon Grows Too Close To The Fence

What Happens If A Watermelon Grows Too Close To The Fence

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Claudia I.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like that rather than cutting the watermelon, they took out the fence.

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This Is What Happens To An Uncooked Egg If You Soak It In Vinegar For 24 Hours, Corn Syrup For 24 Hours, And Then Distilled Water For 24 Hours

This Is What Happens To An Uncooked Egg If You Soak It In Vinegar For 24 Hours, Corn Syrup For 24 Hours, And Then Distilled Water For 24 Hours

It was my sister's science experiment to show selective permeability.

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ML
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vinegar is enough for that to happen. No need for corn syrup and distilled water. Done it many times. Like a rubber ball after that.

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#56

Apparently This Is What Happens When Light Passes Through The Blinds And Hits A Trash Can

Apparently This Is What Happens When Light Passes Through The Blinds And Hits A Trash Can

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#57

What Happens If I Take A Photo Of My Left Eye, Which Is Partially Blind

What Happens If I Take A Photo Of My Left Eye, Which Is Partially Blind

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zims
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure if they mean their physical left eye, which has somehow rendered it immune to the camera's red eye effect, or the left eye in the picture.

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#58

What Happens If You Keep Your Driver's License Photo In The Same Wallet For A Long Time

What Happens If You Keep Your Driver's License Photo In The Same Wallet For A Long Time

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#59

This Is What Happens If You Have Hyperhidrosis, Which Means That Hands And Feet Sweat A Lot

This Is What Happens If You Have Hyperhidrosis, Which Means That Hands And Feet Sweat A Lot

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#60

What Happens If You Put Hot Charcoal From A Grill Into A Trash Can

What Happens If You Put Hot Charcoal From A Grill Into A Trash Can

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Malakai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You deserved that :/ Always let the coals and ash cool before disposing!

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#61

What Happens If You Put Corn On The Cob In The Microwave

What Happens If You Put Corn On The Cob In The Microwave

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#62

What Happens If You Leave A Soda Can In A Hot Car

What Happens If You Leave A Soda Can In A Hot Car

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#63

This Is What Happens With Time If You Get A Thorn In Your Fingernail

This Is What Happens With Time If You Get A Thorn In Your Fingernail

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#64

What Happens If You Turn The Gas On The Stove That Has No Tops

What Happens If You Turn The Gas On The Stove That Has No Tops

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#65

What Happens If You Take A Photo Of A Windshield During A Car Wash

What Happens If You Take A Photo Of A Windshield During A Car Wash

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#66

What Happens If A Bag Of Chips Is Microwaved

What Happens If A Bag Of Chips Is Microwaved

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#67

This Is What Happens If A Marker Is Accidentally Left In A 350°f Oven For Ten Minutes

This Is What Happens If A Marker Is Accidentally Left In A 350°f Oven For Ten Minutes

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#68

What Happens To A Long-Sleeved Shirt In 180 Mph Winds

What Happens To A Long-Sleeved Shirt In 180 Mph Winds

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zims
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least the clothes stayed on, would not want to be suddenly stripped by nature

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#69

What Happens If You Spin A Basketball For Two Weeks

What Happens If You Spin A Basketball For Two Weeks

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This Is What Happens If You Leave A Half-Full Bottle Of Peppermint Schnapps For Over A Year. Had To Cut The Bottle Open To Get The Big One Out. It's Pure Sugar

This Is What Happens If You Leave A Half-Full Bottle Of Peppermint Schnapps For Over A Year. Had To Cut The Bottle Open To Get The Big One Out. It's Pure Sugar

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#71

What Happens If You Take A Photo While A Phone Vibrates

What Happens If You Take A Photo While A Phone Vibrates

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#72

What Happens If You Put A Baby Spoon In A Dishwasher

What Happens If You Put A Baby Spoon In A Dishwasher

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#73

What Happens If You Leave Your Avocado Seed In A Shot Glass Of Water For Too Long

What Happens If You Leave Your Avocado Seed In A Shot Glass Of Water For Too Long

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#74

That's What Happens To Liquid Antibiotics If Left Unrefrigerated

That's What Happens To Liquid Antibiotics If Left Unrefrigerated

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It does this in the refrigerator too, just more slowly. This is why the bottle instructs you to "shake well" before despensing

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#75

This Is What Happens To A Gourd If Left In An Extremely Dry Climate. Found In Southeast Colorado

This Is What Happens To A Gourd If Left In An Extremely Dry Climate. Found In Southeast Colorado

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#76

What Happens To A Fork If It Lies On The Side Of The Road

What Happens To A Fork If It Lies On The Side Of The Road

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ML
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get what happened? Was just run over and flattened, but cannot see anything else.

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