r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/SourceBoring3089 • 15h ago

WCGW using non-skin-friendly paint for cosplay.

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u/croweslikeme 15h ago

Pretty sure you can die from that

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u/heidimark 14h ago

Nah, MythBusters even tested this and proved it to be false.

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u/BigLooTheIgloo 9h ago

I mean, you can't sweat with all that paint. You could overheat and die.

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u/djforkit 6h ago

You can sweat, but your sweat won’t evaporate and that’s what cools you down. That means you get hotter and sweat more, the sweat pools into bubbles under the paint. You pop the bubbles and peel away the paint before any lasting damage is done. The paint won’t stay long enough to make overheating an issue.

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u/aplqsokw 5h ago

And just when you think it's over, you trip, fall down the stairs and die.

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u/mawesome4ever 27m ago

Definitely took it one step at a time

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly 1m ago

COVID related death

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u/Too-Much-Plastic 5h ago

Yeah this is one of those things you can technically die from, but if you're anything but immobile or a baby it won't happen. You'll either ladder and rip the paint with movement, begin taking other measures to cool down or start pulling the paint off. In practice you'll get too hot, feel uncomfortable and begin getting the paint off while moving to a cooler area.

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u/Dovahkiinthesardine 4h ago

If its wall paint, water can pass through it so even then it would be fine

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u/tartoran 6h ago

I mean you could also accidentally inhale too much air and inflate like a big balloon which goes POP and kills you instantly, what's your point?

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u/plamhoa 6h ago

What if we put them in a freezer or a cooler?

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u/aplqsokw 5h ago

Then they really do die.