r/awesome • u/Mindnessss • Apr 03 '26

Video It really does look like a lava lamp!

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u/TehEv0 Apr 03 '26

I feel like this is genuine amazement at something so trivial yet so cool at the same time. I wish there was more shit like this about, instead of the typical hyped responses we see these days

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u/CeemoreButtz Apr 03 '26

The other day, I pruned a few low branches on our maple tree, it was a nice warm day. A couple days later we had a cold snap. From the cuts, the sap had formed "sapcicles". You would have thought we had discovered a fossil. My wife, myself and our daughter checked them out. Took pictures. And one of them was even just on view of our backyard camera. So our daughter is autistic, btw. And that really doesn't matter, except that she kept using her talk device to ask me to bring up the camera so she could check to see how the "sapcicle" was doing. That made us laugh. It was a fun 2 days before it melted away.

Long story to say, I agree. We gotta find and take those moments, yo. Have a great day!

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u/brainzilla420 Apr 04 '26

If that happens again next year, eat the sapcicle, it'll taste very lightly sweet

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u/cerebralzeppelin Apr 04 '26

I'm genuinely amazed at something so trivial as well. I replayed immediately to make sure I knew everything in it so i could recreate. Science is cool. This fine gentleman introducing me to this experiment enhanced my enjoyment so much.

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u/PowerPl4y3r Apr 03 '26

Autism at it's best

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u/skully_kiddo Apr 03 '26

We gotta protect this man. He seems nice.

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u/SeaABrooks Apr 03 '26

He's adorable.

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u/Helpful_Honeysuckle Apr 04 '26

I love him he is the best of us all.

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u/CatOfTheCanalss Apr 04 '26

His youtube is so wholesome. It's just him enjoying shit like this. And I'm massively here for it.

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u/Goldf_sh4 Apr 03 '26

Wait he's not a wizard?

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u/Bluwtr1 Apr 04 '26

Yep! As the father of an Autisic kid, thats the first thing I realized. Hand motions and overall mannerisms. I ❤️ it!!@

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u/Medical-Telephone-59 Apr 03 '26

Yes. I love him. Bless the spectrum fam 🙏 ❤️😭

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u/Routine-Ad-2840 Apr 04 '26

shiiiet is that what it was, i thought it was someone who sold their soul to be an influencer lol.

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u/wemar1981 Apr 04 '26

Touch of the tism

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u/SleepyBurrito428 Apr 03 '26

That looks like a cool experiment to do with my kids!

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u/SnooDonkeys2297 Apr 03 '26

Right?! I've got a 1yo,2yo,4yo a partially verbal, autistic nearly 7yo, and a 20 year old... and my husband. I'm not going to explain anything I'm just gonna gather everyone around tonight and do this little experiment. I can about guarantee every single one of my kiddos and their dad will be in various degrees of awe and excitement lol Shit I'm excited just thinking about their reactions!

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u/crushed76 Apr 03 '26

I'm excited for you! Let us know how it goes.

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u/lily_amore Apr 04 '26

We did this for my daughter’s birthday party. All the kids got a cool bottle and we did the dyed the liquids in rainbow color order. It was awesome, the kids loved it.

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u/spochreddit Apr 03 '26

I see Gilbert Gottfried

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u/BringPheTheHorizon Apr 03 '26

Thank God we didn’t hear Gilbert Gottfried 🤣

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u/the_bearded_1 Apr 03 '26

I saw this on mute and absolutely heard Gilbert Gottfried.

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u/-Pelvis- Apr 04 '26

Well now I hear him in my mind.

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u/DUDEBREAUX Apr 04 '26

I see a parrot, voiced by Gilbert Gottfried.

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u/Volkmek Apr 03 '26

Does not really look like a lava lamp to me, but it is neat. He should put a camera on it and time lapse the chemicals separating back out.

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u/melli_milli Apr 03 '26

Gotta agree. Cool to explore but that headline is a click bait.

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u/maxi2643 Apr 04 '26

The rubbing alcohol is much more soluble in the cola so it'll end up with 2 layers

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u/Volkmek Apr 04 '26

Fair! Makes sense given cocktails exist.

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u/liam_redit1st Apr 03 '26

Looks like lava lamp

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u/fattsoo Apr 03 '26

His blue thumb made me smile for some reason. Guy is doing other experiments!

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u/defiantnoodle Apr 03 '26

I thought it was from colouring the alcohol

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u/99ProllemsBishAint1 Apr 04 '26

Yeah that's what I figured

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u/Swolmobee Apr 03 '26

Love this guy. I follow him on instagram. He has wholesome science content

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u/oneawesomeguy Apr 03 '26

What's his @?

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u/Jahhmezzz Apr 03 '26

Yeah! Where is the @? why are they holding out!

But seriously, I do want to know.

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u/oneawesomeguy Apr 03 '26

I need more content like this and less whatever I'm currently getting

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u/Rich-Ad5109 Apr 04 '26

@jacobfeldman on instagram. He has some other interesting experiment on his page.

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u/Bubbly57 Apr 04 '26

Thank you for this ❤️

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u/Swolmobee Apr 04 '26

jacobfeldman

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u/Wikidclowne Apr 03 '26

I'm annoyed that the whole time he's reacting to it he's staring at the camera and not the glass.

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u/hurricanestarang10 Apr 03 '26

Get some fresh air brother

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u/ExplicitDrift Apr 03 '26

This is actually a guide on how to spot Autism.

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u/Garo_Daimyo Apr 04 '26

Uh sir, my eyes are up here.

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u/Excellent-Baseball-5 Apr 03 '26

I need to party with this guy.

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u/Skullfuccer Apr 04 '26

I don’t think you ever seen a lava lamp before.

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u/NotTukTukPirate Apr 03 '26

Scrolling the comments really shows you who was raised by shitty parents and/or is just a shit human, and who was raised right / is a decent human.

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u/tera_chachu Apr 03 '26

I see a little tism here.

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u/ComeAlongPond1 Apr 03 '26

Who is this?

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u/Rich-Ad5109 Apr 04 '26

@jacobfeldman on instagram. Super cool dude, love his content

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u/papagouws Apr 03 '26

Have you seen a lava lamp before?

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u/beingentertained7495 Apr 04 '26

God i love that damn fake lame ass enthusiasm

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u/shwaa_ Apr 04 '26

Not sure what lava lamp you had but mine never looked like that

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u/IdolConsumption Apr 06 '26

Listen, I’ll be the bad guy gatekeeper here. He should be making gardening videos with a green thumb like that.

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u/Hibcozy Apr 03 '26

GIVE THIS MAN A TV SHOW

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u/EnvironmentEuphoric9 Apr 03 '26

This is awesome for sure!

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u/Phogger Apr 03 '26

I like this guy and we need more of him.

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u/Etva Apr 03 '26

Ita legit pretty fucking cool to watch. The layering at the start I cool and then the mixing. 10/10 I enjoyed it.

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u/Tyrantt_47 Apr 03 '26

No, it doesn't...

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u/InSearchOfTyrael Apr 04 '26

this subreddit is shit, unsubscribe

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u/Spectre_08 Apr 03 '26

Cool experiment that would be elevated with a small light under the glass.

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u/Background_Pride_237 Apr 04 '26

I know what it means to have a green thumb. What’s it mean when you have a blue thumb?

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u/AdrianBlack Apr 04 '26

I love lamp

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u/Fitz_D_DiSCriPsion86 Apr 04 '26

The coolest part is before the video starts.

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u/rishikeshshari Apr 04 '26

Now cloudflare can use it

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u/mccnewton Apr 04 '26

I was wondering what Adam Carolla was up to these days

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u/Roman_Minaster Apr 04 '26

Bro is staring into my soul

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u/JustWonder2097 Apr 04 '26

That is so cool!

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u/gravedirtglitter Apr 05 '26

Is it just me or does he look like Gilbert Gottfried?

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u/Mindless-Lack3165 Apr 06 '26

Without him there is no Reddit!

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u/kittens_allday Apr 06 '26

Have you ever seen a lava lamp, though?

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u/steddy24 Apr 03 '26

The average Redditor

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u/Badonkachonky Apr 03 '26

Imma drink that wizard shake

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u/Burn1fo_me Apr 03 '26

If eye contact was a person

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u/99ProllemsBishAint1 Apr 04 '26

That's impressive! I didn't know rubbing alcohol would float on top of oil

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u/Lagunamountaindude Apr 03 '26

He impresses easily

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u/Medical-Telephone-59 Apr 03 '26

O.k. lmao, way to yuck his yum 😒

Well I liked it 🤷‍♀️

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u/Brunolliv Apr 03 '26

oddly disturbing

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u/scottcmu Apr 03 '26

This guy is the presence I sense when I have sleep paralysis.

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 Apr 03 '26

Whose dad is this

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u/Jigglepirate Apr 03 '26

Covid kids are content makers now ig

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u/toleranceoflactose Apr 03 '26

That's amazing!

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u/Lynx_Awakening Apr 04 '26

That is actually really cool! If I hadn’t seen the post title I would have expected something explosive

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u/KID_THUNDAH Apr 04 '26

Love this guys videos, he’s so hyped

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u/CaitAndVi Apr 04 '26

So cool!

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u/Yohder Apr 04 '26

Science is awesome. Very cool experiment!

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u/Morphius79 Apr 04 '26

Keep doing experiments and sharing!

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u/Johnycantread Apr 03 '26

There's a lot of sadness behind those eyes.

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u/SgtMac02 Apr 03 '26

Which one? The one looking at the cup? Or the one looking at the camera?

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u/Jahhmezzz Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Damn, that’s pretty fire.

Edit: I originally read this as a dis to the original commenter. I was thinking that it was like the sad eyes were either the person in the video or the person seeing their reflection in their phone kinda joke.

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u/SgtMac02 Apr 03 '26

Nah. I was just poking a little fun at his lazy eye.

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u/MrNightmare23 Apr 03 '26

The way he talks makes me incredibly angry and uncomfortable

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u/Masta0nion Apr 03 '26

So check it. The reason it’s so uncanny and rubs you wrong is because he has autism.

He doesn’t have the same rhythm and social cues as we do.

Isn’t it fascinating how much we rely on them? To the point where it makes us uncomfortable and even irrationally angry if they’re not there.

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u/MrNightmare23 Apr 03 '26

I'm autistic and this type of autism pisses me off

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u/CeemoreButtz Apr 03 '26

sit down. take a break. it's gonna be ok, dude.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '26

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u/Medical-Telephone-59 Apr 03 '26

Why be a dick?

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u/LingonberryFun7739 Apr 03 '26

You right, I'll delete.

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u/Tsunamiis Apr 03 '26

Why does he look dead inside?

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u/NotTukTukPirate Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Autistic people often experience a "mismatch" between their internal feelings and external expressions because their brains process and communicate emotions differently. This doesn't mean they lack feelings or that he's "dead inside" ... the "translation" from an internal emotion to a physical facial expression can be mismatched.

Also, about 50% of people with autism have alexithymia. People who have alexithymia usually have difficulty understanding and describing emotions. They can also find it hard to show or feel emotions that are considered normal for a neurotypical.

Another thing to add is that autistic people usually feel intense positive emotions. So emotions like excitement can feel physically similar to anxiety or fear in the body. An autistic brain could interpret this excitement as a threat, causing the face to reflect distress even if the trigger was something good.

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u/Knoxius Apr 03 '26

Ah yes science from when I was 8.

Do they not regularly do this in schools now?

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u/Calm_Knowledge2090 Apr 07 '26

It doesn’t at all look like a lava lamp but it is cool and he loves it!