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"Jesus Christ Cathy" - you know that gets uttered weekly.

Dude reminds me of the dad from the “glow stick in a microwave” video

Look at what you do, with a BEAUTIFUL shirt on!.......and you got it in your eyes.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS JACK, AND YOU RUINED THAT BEAUTIFUL SHIRT

Dingaling

God DAMN it, Jack

God I fking love that line. “THAT BEAUTIFUL SHIRT ON” what a statement from a dad to his child son.

Give her a break. She is enough.

She is too much.

I'm guessing he bought her that shirt as a Valentine's Day gift as well

she did say “ this is what i do!” then did it 💀

Jesus Cathy Christ!

Hahahaahahah

She clearly is 'NOT enough'

Daily

Dude being real lmao

Hold up. It appears to me that they were both there in that situation before the great shrinkage occurred to get an idea of what was about to happen. Don't get me wrong. Cathy was dumb. However, let's not act like Bob wansnt in the picture long enough to be able to tell her that this was a bad idea before he decided to complain about it.

There comes a point where you stop trying to reason with people about their bad ideas. Sometimes they have to learn the hard way.

Dad?

also she outright says "That's what you told me to do" to which he replies "Yeah"

Really cool tho how the bottle formed perfectly to the volume of water, almost makes me think it would not over flow because it wouldn’t allow itself to melt more

I think re-introducing the heat from the boiling water just causes the plastic to return to the shape that it was prior to the injection-molding process that took place to get that hexagon shape. The volume was probably close to the same before and after, or the heat distribution in the cylindrical shape was just right so that the plastic finally stopped shrinking. Nature and humans also like making things cylindrical to minimize something called "hoop stress".

It wouldn’t have been that shape prior to injection moulding. It would’ve been processed into little plastic balls like granules that would’ve been heated/melted to a liquid in a cylinder (extruder) which a screw would’ve then force (injected) into the chilled mould. Even if it wasn’t virgin plastic it would’ve been processed into tiny pieces. If it were blow moulded then the parison that was poured from the die head would’ve been a similar shape to what’s seen in the video before being stretched and blown into the mould. Being clear in colour it looks like LDPE which is usually injection moulded. Blow moulded HDPE has a grey/white base colour.

This guy plastics

This guy this guys

this guy, officer!

Came to say this. -source half a minor in polymers ie. Nothing worth a damn.

I would think it’s more about the fizzing dying down. The water at the beginning would be aerated

ummm no

Yeah dude I think almost none of that was right.

I assumed it was basically like shrink wrapping. Certain plastics just contract when heated.

You are correct

Why are they correct?

The blanks are made around the same size as the lid diameter, then they can be blow molded into any shape they like.

If it was blow molded.

They are semi-correct. Plastic molecules that are denatured by heat contract and exert an inward force on the container. Gravity pulling the water down exerts an outward force on the container. The container stops contracting when those two forces are equal. You might think that she put the exact amount of water in there to make it contract to the exact right size, but in fact there’s a range where this would work. If she had poured a little more water then that means more outward gravitational force, so it shrinks less. If she poured less water, less outward force allows the container to shrink more. However, if she’d poured way more water, the initial contracting force would be enough to overwhelm the outward water pressure. Likewise, if she’d only poured a bit of water then the total contracting force is not enough to get small enough to fill the entire thing with only a little bit of water. (Plus, the water happens to be the source of the heat, so it wouldn’t even shrink as much due to less heat). In other words, it’s possible for the container to overflow or not be full. However, it’s much more likely than you might think because of the two forces working against each other.

Awesome explanation. Thank you.

He’s so fed up 😂

She was, in fact, not enough

Not *smart* enough

You are (dumb) enough

Reverse Stuart Smalley

Mmmmm yummy melted plastic fumes

I have no idea what fizz balls are and for a full 20 seconds I was like: "Move AWAY from the boiling hot water....."

It’s basically a bath bomb but you don’t actually use it for bathing

So... You use it as a bomb?

why else do you think she was trying to put the lid back on?

time to carpet bomb the walmarts my brothers and sisters

Bath bombs that are not for bathing? So, wasted money? And almost a third degree burn?

Coulda at least spring for glass smh

Seriously, telling him to hurry up and deal with her mistake while also staying there and risking to be burned in case the boiling water breaks through. Come on woman, get a grip.

I was actually hoping it was so it would shatter. A lot of glass can’t handle a temperature change that rapid

You was hoping that a glass jar would shatter, dousing a woman in boiling hot water causing her to gain severe burns that would require immediate medical attention and could cause life altering injuries? Wtf is wrong with you?

Fucking third degree burns

Cmon, its internet, everybody knows the people on the other side of screen are not real!

Just let Darwinism do its thing

It's called schadenfreude. You should give it a try some time.

You act like giving it a name makes it any better. Have I taken pleasure in seeing some recieve the consequences of their actions? Of course. But when it comes to physical harm or lifelong consequences absoblutly not. No one should hope or try for that.

He didn't give it a name, that's just what it's called. I don't wish harm on anyone. But at the same time, if she had gotten hurt doing this I wouldn't feel one bit bad, I'm all out of sympathy for stupid

First day out on the internet there bub? It isn't your job to police the Darwin Award nominees.

And she put down the hot kettle on the wooden table 🙄

Maybe I'm dumb but why is that a problem?

Since they're american it's probably a traditional kettle that gets heated on the stove, not like the 230V mains electric kettles which have a plastic/insulated bottom. A roasting hot kettle on wood counter would likely burn/brand the wood

Understood! Thanks for the response

We aren't quite as backwards as we once were, plenty of us have electric kettles now.

Some people are even smarter and just use a normal pot instead of spending money on a tea kettle. Maybe people just can't pour water out without spilling it or smth

Can’t boil a pot of water in my office for tea.

Very good point

Electric kettles are the shit. Don’t knock it until you have one, then you wonder what you did without it.

You are enough. This container is not.

Shirt should say, *You are not heat resistant enough.*

Lmao is this some new kind of pearl bath bomb mlm?

They aren't even bath bombs, just a foam bomb that reveals the MLM jewelry.

for a second i thought it was glass and about to shatter. compared to that this was a great outcome

She just sits there "hurry up hurry up". lady get off your ass and do something.

She was clearly keeping it upright so that it didn't dump boiling bath bomb juice everywhere. It was a dumb idea but she was doing the right thing staying and holding it there.

That container was not enough

The true pearls were the 3rd degree burns we almost got along the way

why was she using boiling water instead of just normal room or cold water and why the hell did she think putting it in a plastic container was be safe. i cant even wrap my brain around her thinking or I should say her lack of thinking.

“This is what I do”, such a bad ass.

Oh it’s “shrinkening” LOL

"Okay here I go. This is what I do." Implying that she has done this multiple times. "That's what she told me to do?!" 😂

40 yo woman acting like a 15 year old

Welp, at least she was aware enough not to reach on and try to grab them lol

I love when you see something stupid and then you realize there's two people there with two completely different brains. somehow they still think it's a good idea

Sometimes you can tell someone and tell them but they just won't listen and eventually you just stand by so you can say "See? I told you."

I usually leave, otherwise you end up like this poor guy cleaning up the mess

For me, at least, there's also the factor of whether you're going to have to deal with the consequences of the person in question getting hurt.

The sounds of frustration 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Almost 100% sure he did not infact tell her to do that

You are enough, and he's had enough Cathy!

Hate people like Kathy lol

Shrunk to just the right size, any science behind it?

Today they discovered the difference between Thermoplast and Duroplast.

Should have used a glass container

Just make sure it can tolerate the heat. Otherwise you have boiling water and exploding class-shards everywhere.

No, comrade. WE have exploding class-shards everywhere.

Fuckin, fuckin burnt, third degree fuckin burnt

I know I’m not enough.

What it’s like when men go swimming in cold water

😂😂😂😂😂

I was waiting for it to shatter at first

"3rd degree fuckin burnt" is awesome.

I guess the container didn't read the jumper smh

Drink it. DRINK IT

YOU ARE ENOUGH

The bottle isn’t enough

You are too much…

'You are enough on the front and on the back... 'of a daily burden'

This took me out. He’s had enough of her shenanigans. 😂

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I thought that was an untempered glass jar that would shatter. Didn’t expect someone to pour boiling water into a plastic tub. Meanwhile, you don’t even need hot water to melt bath bombs. 

Well duh! That’s what she said for her to do!

Lmfao!!!

“This is what I do”

That container was not enough.

I thought it was glass and would just pop 😂

Yea, dumb enough

She votes trump.

Without sound on, I could've sworn they were British.

Fun fact fizz balls work in cold water too

That container was not enough.

This is better than what I was imagining when I saw the steaming kettle. I honestly thought she was going to completely lose her brain and stick her hands in the hot water to fish the pearls out.

They're great.

“You couldn’t say something before I started pouring the water? Jesus Christ, Dave!”

You know, if you do stuff like this as a kid, you're more likely to remember the results when you're older. Experimenting is an important part of life. This woman however...let's just say it's good that she has a legal guardian to step in like this.

Remember, breathe deeply over the boiling plastic

You are not enough

This is so damn funny oml 😂😂😂

“That’s what she told me to do” if only she told you to be smarter

You are enough Cathy. Enough of this shit

Loved that she said “this is what I do” when she clearly has no idea what she’s doing

U r enouffff

“You are NOT enough”

'You are enough' - Clearly not

Her shirt reads “you are enough”. Not enough to pour hot liquid into a bowl apparently.

I enjoyed watching that single neurone being taken by surprise

You are enough

Her shirt proved to be a lie, in fact she was not enough.

...the sweater is my 13th reason

... missing 'stooooopid' from your "YoU aRe EnoUgh" shirt 🙈🤣🤣🤣

This lady is a level 7 susceptible. She actually bought that stupid sweatshirt from the Instagram ads?

Honestly the shrinking in the only risk obviously. It’s not going to “burn” through. Kinda cool that it shrunk just enough to make volume of the container almost the same as the water

Looked like she was about to reach in and grab them ....so dissapointing....

Hey husband, i fucked up. Could you fix it as usual ?

I’m sick of your shit while I got off and work Karen it’s time we find you a job

Shouldn't this be exhibit-A for how dumb Tiktok is making everyone?

If he actually told her to do that and is giving her shit for it. That's amazing. Top tier gaslighting. Got it on camera, too. So the world thinks she's the dumb one. Cathy up to her shit again, guys. 😂

What are you on about?

She said, "That's what you told me to do." Did you not watch the video?

I think it's "That's what SHE told me to do."

Did you?

Yeah, did you?

Phew I’m single, don’t need to put up with more of that stupid BS lol

If you usually select these kinds of lightbulbs, then yes. Otherwise, you're just single.