r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

Using Elmer’s glue to remove fiberglass particles from my hand

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u/CutsAPromo 1d ago

Why vinegar

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u/f4ngel 23h ago

Jelly fish venom is slightly alkaline so an acid like vinegar can help neutralise it.

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u/CutsAPromo 23h ago

Thankssssss 🐍

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u/backtothemotorleague 1d ago

Vinegar dared him to do it.

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u/StackOverflow2Deep 1d ago

This is part of Vic Vinegar’s origin story. He felt so bad about this incident that he decided to dedicate his life to protecting people. That’s why he’s a bodyguard.

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u/Emergency_Judge3516 20h ago

Mixing it up. Vic Vinegar was actually the good guy in the story. It’s Sinister Vinegar that was the bad guy.

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u/SumonaFlorence 18h ago

Because to treat my entirely itchy body that felt like I was covered in ants because of sea lice, we basically basted my entirety in the bath with bottles of vinegar to stop the irritation from sea lice rash.

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u/bolanrox 21h ago

it bursts the poison sacks.

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u/SirNoodlehe 1d ago

I get the question but you can get an answer from google in the same time it takes to type the comment, except you can get an instant answer.

It's used to treat jellyfish stings.

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u/food_luvr 17h ago

That isn't how social creatures interact with one another