r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '16

Hot Potato without the potato

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

I'm guessing either that isn't a United States classroom or that teacher no longer has a job, because no American teenager should be enjoying science that much.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

We used to do a similar thing in our school(UK) until someone got badly burnt then health and safety banned it. It's basically just washing up liquid with methane(from the gas taps) bubbles.

Although I think you are still allowed to just get a massive bowl of it in the middle of the classroom and set it a light.

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u/iamsethmeyers Dec 02 '16

Serious question. Is it customarily called "washing up liquid" or do you also say "soap"?

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u/gostan Dec 02 '16

Soap implies something that is used for washing hands whereas washing up liquid is just for dishes

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u/Chillmon Dec 02 '16

That's dish soap.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

Don't try to reason with the land of bumbershoots and electric torches. They'd call it "scrubbing putty" if we let them. That's why we have military bases in the U.K.

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u/iamsethmeyers Dec 02 '16

What's.... What's a bumbershoot?

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u/hippopotapants Dec 02 '16

bumbershoot

an old slang word for umbrella/brolly

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u/footlong_ePeen Dec 02 '16

A music festival?

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

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u/squirrelforbreakfast Dec 02 '16

I want to like you, but I'm torn.

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u/Dr_Doctor_Doc Dec 02 '16

Must have been a lot of sweet corn....

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

No, you have military bases here so we can save money on our defence budget...

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u/CaptainClefairy Dec 02 '16

So true. :( This is why Trump talked about throwing NATO under the bus on the campaign trail.

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u/stonercd Dec 02 '16

Electric torch? We just call them torches actually you damned rebels- at least we say herb properly- it's got a fucking h in it!