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[–]beergoggles69 137 points138 points ago

[–]typedefz 41 points42 points ago

The last reaction is what happens when fapping after a fapless week

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

I haven't fapped in six months. Oh god.

[–]Tetsugene 15 points16 points ago

Haven't fapped in six months? You must be a wizard.

[–]KallistiEngel 2 points3 points ago

I once went nearly a year. The things we do for science.

The reasoning behind it was that when I finally had sex with someone again it would be that much better. But I couldn't hold out that long.

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[–]KallistiEngel 1 point2 points ago

Never said it was logical. I was 18 or 19 and it made sense to me at the time.

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]KallistiEngel 0 points1 point ago

No idea. A week seems long to me now, but I do that occasionally. Even a month is too long for me at this point.

The breaking point was a girl with really awesome tits who I had a strong desire for. She broke me of my no-masturbation spell. Ended up actually dating her for a while later, but I'd already broken the seal about a month before that.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

If I explicitly admit to anything I'll have my ... special ... talents revoked. However, I CAN say that Hogwarts is not not not not not not real, and all of your dreams can possibly come true.

[–]goliath1333 8 points9 points ago

Enjoy /r/NoFap

[–]MrMastodon 35 points36 points ago

Nobody enjoys /r/nofap

[–]sumptin_wierd 9 points10 points ago

was there for just a second...man is that place wierd

[–]ZenGalactic 9 points10 points ago

If you stop masturbating you'll totally have all these beneficial effects, the guy peddling porn-addiction 'help' said so.

I especially like how so many posts can be summarized as 'I don't masturbate, so I try really hard to get girls to play with my junk instead, thus r/nofap has turned me into a ladies man.'

[–]MrMastodon 1 point2 points ago

I'll stick with my easy release system for Dopamine and Serotonin. If fapping comes naturally, who am I to deny nature.

[–]bitGAMER 2 points3 points ago

I'm being totally close minded here but unless you have a serious masturbation problem that sounds fucking stupid...

[–]dmagee33 1 point2 points ago

You're forgetting 90% of reddit have serious masturbation problems.

[–]MrMastodon 0 points1 point ago

I dont think its easy to have a problem with it. If its keeping you indoors all the time doing nothing but w...ooooh. I understand now

[–]oddishGO 1 point2 points ago

I cannot believe that exists.

[–]boxedlogic 1 point2 points ago

"You see it's steamy?"

[–]cdrMShepard 21 points22 points ago

I must do this at home!

[–]nevergaveafuck 10 points11 points ago

Ill be damned if most people didn't immediately think this.

[–]srd178 19 points20 points ago

Reminds me of Charlie Bucket doing the science experiment in class.

CLASS DISMISSED

CLASS UNDISMISSED

CLASS REDISMISSED

[–]whip-poor-wont 6 points7 points ago

I thought of the same thing! And for someone on the internet to say something I'm thinking is presumptuous and rude, do I make myself clear?

[–]nigrochinkspic 6 points7 points ago

thats good television

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

Because it's exothermic doesn't explain the foam/structural part of the reaction.

[–]HittingSmoke 5 points6 points ago

Now what do you think is gonna happen when I introduce the element of the gerbil to the endothermic heat of Mr. Slave's ass? Well let's see.

[–]vfxDan 1 point2 points ago

Lemmiwinks, no!!!

[–]jbg830 5 points6 points ago

This video was hysterical. "Waaahhhhahaha WOW! Now that (pause) is science!"

[–]causeproblems 2 points3 points ago

I like his tye-dye lab coat.

[–]BagelsAndJewce 1 point2 points ago

Basic Chemistry demo, we do this all the time. You can even catch that stuff on fire, of course with added chemicals that is.

[–]Champie 9 points10 points ago

This virginity is strong in this one.

[–]orthag 42 points43 points ago

Nah, man. Science Bob gets all the bitches. All of them.

[–]thefriendlyent 9 points10 points ago

I'm pretty sure he says something along the lines of "that's kinda like me..... In bed".

[–]polar_bear_cub_scout 2 points3 points ago

"Now that, is science." 3:01

[–]keshasparty 1 point2 points ago

I want to do the big one at the end but he doesn't say what's different about the catalyst. Anyone know what it could be and how to get it? Fuck everything about not doing this experiment at home!

[–]ParticipleDangler 1 point2 points ago

The peroxide concentration was upped to 30% and the catalyst was changed to a conc. solution of sodium iodide.

[–]MoJoe1 3 points4 points ago

He did say: it's 30% h2o2 instead of the max 6% you get in hair care products.

[–]Gavinardo 3 points4 points ago

Where might one get this 30% peroxide? Not that I'm wanting to try this sort of thing at home, of course. Because that would be dangerous...

[–]Domooo 2 points3 points ago

You can buy something close to it at pool supply stores.

[–]vfxDan 0 points1 point ago

I'm going to have to take out a second mortgage on my house to afford this shit...

[–]NoNeedForAName 1 point2 points ago

Chemical supply companies.

Dentists also use somewhere around 30% hydrogen peroxide for some types of teeth whitening.

I'd assume both would require you to be something more than some jackass off the street.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Try VWR, or Sigma-Aldrich (they also have 50%), or Fisher (only one of that for Fisher is 30%, but is is probably the cheapest and most easily available).

Disclaimer: H2O2 at these concentrations is quite dangerous and volatile. I am not responsible if you put any of these in an unvented bottle and it explodes. I'm not responsible if you try to concentrate the H2O2 and it explodes. I'm not responsible if you heat the H2O2 and it explodes. I'm not responsible if you spill the H2O2 on yourself and it hurts. I'm not responsible if you try this reaction and it goes wrong. I'm not responsible if you blow your face off. I think this should be enough for you to get the general idea.

[–]Gavinardo 0 points1 point ago

The idea that this stuff sounds AWESOME?!

Haha, no, but in all seriousness, this stuff does sound pretty nasty. Awesome, but nasty. I like my face staying firmly attached to my head, thankyaverymuch.

[–]ConnorTheCatholic 1 point2 points ago

Any chemical supply company, you'll need some credentials though.

[–]dragn99 10 points11 points ago

My credentials are SCIENCE, now hand it over.

[–]because__science 0 points1 point ago

Good enough credentials for me!

[–]keshasparty 1 point2 points ago

That's what was in the flask though.

[–]Mode_ 1 point2 points ago

An exothermic reaction is a type of reaction, not the name for the reaction itself.

An endothermic reaction is cold. It takes energy from the environment to react, while an exothermic reaction is hot. It gives energy off.

[–]fiona63 62 points63 points ago

My first thought was I want to eat it.......that can't be right.

[–]srd178 55 points56 points ago

I did too. Thought it might be a giant cola-flavored marshmallow.

[–]missavanna 8 points9 points ago

drool

[–]theyellowdot1 4 points5 points ago

Funny, my first thought was of semen, then of course to eat it.

[–]vfxDan 0 points1 point ago

Of course

[–]BamaCrimsonTide 208 points209 points ago

Wasn't this JUST on the fucking front page this morning?

[–]thesundeity 91 points92 points ago

im about to throw my laptop at the wall.

[–]chemobrain 63 points64 points ago

Because I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all.

[–]visasum -1 points0 points ago

It ain't that pretty at all.

[–]BilllyMayes 22 points23 points ago

It was... What's WTF about this post is how quickly is was reposted and how quickly it was upvoted to the frontpage again...

[–]Ghstfce 8 points9 points ago

Okay, not only that... How is this WTF? I think people's "WTF meter" must be set to retard or something...

[–]MFchimichanga 19 points20 points ago

He just made several chemicals very happy.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

what is he mixing?

[–]intawsomenary 41 points42 points ago

ALL OF THE SCIENCE

[–]neon_kid 22 points23 points ago

[–]katffro 5 points6 points ago

Beergoggles69 posted this link

But my friends are going to do it for 9 year olds and they substituted the yeast with potassium iodide and they're using 30% hydrogen peroxide

[–]MadWombat 0 points1 point ago

I wonder if you can achieve similar effect by using a different oxidizer. Like a hypochloride of some sort (bleaches contain sodium hypochloride).

[–]Entropyy 34 points35 points ago

How is this WTF?

[–]CustardMustard 44 points45 points ago

CAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND SCIENCE AND IT SCARES ME

[–]TheGoomba 5 points6 points ago

Because it was just on the front page! What the FUCK is it doing here twice!?

[–]tbuds 2 points3 points ago

He isn't wearing safety glasses. WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!111#

[–]lachlan334 50 points51 points ago

REPOST FROM LIKE 12 HOURS AGO GODDAMN

[–]smokinbud420 35 points36 points ago

Its a combination of potassium iodide, dish soap, and hydrochloric acid. The potassium iodide and hydrochloric acid create an exothermic reaction which triggers the dish soap to expload the way it does.

[–]ZombieFaceXP 10 points11 points ago

Where can i obtain these chemicals, so that i may try it myself.

[–]Secret_Agent_Bear 10 points11 points ago

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/u3qvt/well/c4s2nuc

A video where they do this with H2O2, yeast, dish soap and water. The higher % the Hydrogen peroxide the crazier the explosion is. Not sure where normal people get Potassium Iodide of HCl, so this one might be easier to pull off.

[–]shifty_chive 1 point2 points ago

I don't know about potassium iodide, but some bathroom cleaners use hyrdochloric acid. Sometimes in ridiculous amounts.

[–]not_your_sister 0 points1 point ago

Actually - I did this about a month ago. H202 is extraordinarily slow compared to this.

[–]jedgar 0 points1 point ago

any hardware store will sell muriatic acid, which is just HCl by another name. KI can probably be found at a wackadoo health food store, but will likely be expensive

[–]Opherian_Neyresth 5 points6 points ago

No, 'Don't try this at home warnings? Fuck it! Try it at home!

[–]bocarter 2 points3 points ago

The chemical store.

[–]ZombieFaceXP 0 points1 point ago

Really? Do you happen to have their Phone number?

[–]bocarter 0 points1 point ago

No, but if you go to a home supply or pool supply store and by muriatic acid you can get it with varying concentrations of HCl. As for potassium iodide, I believe you can get it from a supplement store as it's taken after nuclear disasters to protect you from radiation. You may want to look into that second one a bit more though. I don't know where to buy dish soap.

[–]oldzealand 7 points8 points ago

KI (the catalyst) and soap are correct, but people often use H2O2 or Hydrogen Peroxide, which decomposes into water and O2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_toothpaste

[–]Oheina 0 points1 point ago

I also must know. (I am terrible with chemistry)

[–]ParticipleDangler 0 points1 point ago

I don't know why people are upvoting this. The last chemical is hydrogen peroxide, as was clearly stated in the video upthread. The foam comes from peroxide decomposing into oxygen gas. Potassium iodide plus hydrochloric acid will do absolutely nothing.

[–]stirfried 48 points49 points ago

How they made your mom's dildo.

[–]pukeorama 12 points13 points ago

Just the tip

[–]fonetiklee 2 points3 points ago

Haha joke's on you, my mom's dead!

[–]stirfried 9 points10 points ago

She left it in the will for you.

[–]anonymousHacker 16 points17 points ago

The only WTF thing about this post is why you KARMAWHORES off it.

It was posted 20hrs before you.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/u2c23/what_the_hell_did_science_do/

Also the big bang theory...

[–]wetzels-pretzels 45 points46 points ago

I CAME

[–]DPAS 17 points18 points ago

I SAW

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

I CAME AGAIN

[–]stirfried 2 points3 points ago

I WATCHED

[–]gungfuguru -1 points0 points ago

I missed the party. Better late than never. STILL COMMING

[–]Nemokles -3 points-2 points ago

I RECORDED

[–]Bluelabel -3 points-2 points ago

I PERFORMED

[–]srd178 -5 points-4 points ago

ICUP

[–]Clockian -3 points-2 points ago

[–]clouds31 0 points1 point ago

I HIT 'IM RIGHT THAR IN THE JAW

[–]cleverseneca -2 points-1 points ago

VICI

[–]jazzytydy 19 points20 points ago

I'm still trying to figure out why people repost the shit out of everything.

[–]bornewinner 17 points18 points ago

I'm not one to generally argue against reposts, because there are plenty of people who aren't on here daily or who miss something. But this gif was quite literally posted earlier this morning. Too soon...

[–]HandsomeAssNigga 13 points14 points ago

Seriously though, okay maybe a re-post after a month is somewhat acceptable, could be a month re-cap. Same day though? Really? And to say this isn't even WTF worthy at all. The only WTF I can get from this gif is the guys hair. Other than that r/WTF looks like a dump where people come and test their upvote bots via VPN/Proxies.

[–]Bowlero 1 point2 points ago

There are upvote bots?!

[–]HandsomeAssNigga 1 point2 points ago

I'm pretty sure. Though karma = nothing. But it wouldn't even be hard to make one. You don't even need to verify e-mails to make accounts. Imagine having a bot make 1000 accounts, loading them on a bot, throw proxies in there, target post, the bot will automatically switch between accounts and upvote it through different proxies so it doesn't look like it's coming from the same IP. Bam, automatic 1000 upvotes.

[–]crapcore 0 points1 point ago

How does one break captcha for making accounts? That's the only flaw I can see.

[–]HandsomeAssNigga 0 points1 point ago

Man, they got people in India doing "de-captcha" for $0.10 per 1000. Lookup decaptcha on google. There are many services that'll decaptcha shit for you haha. It's the Internet. There's a solution for literally everything.

[–]crapcore 0 points1 point ago

man they're really selling themselves short. i'd pay 'em a dollar to type my captcha for me. i really struggle due to dyslexia. crafty bastards! haha

[–]wandabee 0 points1 point ago

Ctrl+F: "hair"; I was not disappointed. His hairline is NUTS. Also, I enjoy how his skin is just shy of orange. Is this an evolutionary stage of the Jersey shore juicehead?

[–]jazzytydy 0 points1 point ago

The fact is that it shouldn't have been reposted at all. Especially because it wasn't that good. End of fucking story.

[–]not_very_sure2 6 points7 points ago

How is it that something that didn't make me react "WTF" in anyway got front page twice... In the same fucking day.

[–]ohheykayhay 3 points4 points ago

Carol never wore her safety goggles. Now she doesn't need them.

[–]jacksclevername 5 points6 points ago

Well. That is a terrible haircut.

[–]MasonNowa 3 points4 points ago

Draco Malfoy with a mohawk.

[–]Dazanan 0 points1 point ago

Oh ... that's why I wanted to punch him in the face so bad...

[–]EdgarMcNutty 0 points1 point ago

I was just thinking, I bet he had that same expression on his face when he first did his hair like that.

[–]jjm214 7 points8 points ago

what's so wtf? just a highly exothermic reaction. I'm guessing with a strong acid and some sulfate

[–]iRateSluts 5 points6 points ago

Wrong. Fucking. Subreddit.

[–]mrturret 6 points7 points ago

CHEMICAL EJACULATION

[–]egyptsFINEST8 1 point2 points ago

Reposts on reddit are becoming way out of hand. This was just on the front page. Also, it's not really WTF material.

[–]SocialAssassin 1 point2 points ago

Now we all know why Viagra pills are so small.

[–]smillingmonster 1 point2 points ago

what was that and how can i do it

[–]landophant 1 point2 points ago

Brazzers

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

I guess you could say this is a real reaction gif.

I'll see myself out.

[–]wazzupdog 2 points3 points ago

isn't it just a high concentration of Hydrochloric acid and Dish soap

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Not sure if Draco Malfoy or....some random dude. Yep. Going with "some random dude".

[–]suckthisdeth 1 point2 points ago

the situation does science?

[–]BasketOfCats 1 point2 points ago

I love his smile at the end. It's almost as if he's saying "heh... Science."

[–]spigee 1 point2 points ago

[–]Jn1135 1 point2 points ago

Elephant toothpaste. Here's how to do it

[–]bysmitty 1 point2 points ago

Downvote for the pretty much the laziest title possible.

[–]toadetteducki 0 points1 point ago

First saw this "experiment" don on TBBT! I want to know how to do it!

[–]Wavanova 0 points1 point ago

Porn these days is getting REALLY obscure.

[–]electric_drifter 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of this - Australian hilarity...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAIY0I5GGw4

[–]ByJiminy 0 points1 point ago

It's Draco Malfoy in potions class.

[–]Dozakay 0 points1 point ago

I watched an episode of the Big Bang Theory earlier tonight, and Sheldon did the same reaction on large-scale in the ceiling of a lab as a prank! Ha

[–]Jewbacca_flywalker 0 points1 point ago

Fill dildos with those chemicals and a timer, and you have yourself a nice niche in the market.

[–]losesomeweight 0 points1 point ago

this was on big bang theory a while ago.. pretty cool

[–]Brodo_Swaggins 0 points1 point ago

Malfoy?

[–]Frozon[!] 0 points1 point ago

We did this in chemistry today. I picked some of the foam up, next thing i hear the teacher says "now how are we going to get this inside we don't want it on our hands". Whoops

[–]sammythemc 0 points1 point ago

Yeah Mr. White! Yeah science!

[–]scribblenuts 0 points1 point ago

boy that escalated quickly

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point ago

What the science?

[–]FrozenBananaMan 0 points1 point ago

Draco was always good at potions..

[–]AmazingFreeman 0 points1 point ago

The guy was totally like "yeah, that was fucking awesome"

[–]Jkard 0 points1 point ago

The repost is strong with this one

[–]hessproject 0 points1 point ago

all i can think of is the south park episode with the giant snake firework.

[–]jagenigma 0 points1 point ago

what chemicals were used for that? it looks awesome!!!

[–]LordOfTheNorth 0 points1 point ago

David Spade

[–]soils 0 points1 point ago

Science is cool.

[–]lucw 0 points1 point ago

Lol foam

[–]Jucks 0 points1 point ago

Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!

[–]Gamer_152 0 points1 point ago

I'm terribly sorry, I swear that never normally happens.

[–]Likonium 0 points1 point ago

Instant Noodles!

[–]stemgang 0 points1 point ago

Obviously he's done it before, but he's still stoked to see it every time.

[–]AllDesperadoStation 0 points1 point ago

A local theater has urinals similar to these. It's filled with ice so when you pee the heat of the urine melts the ice and it use that water to help drain the urine.

[–]FlatlanderMachine 0 points1 point ago

Make someone drink this.

[–]Pulviriza 0 points1 point ago

I knew what it would be as soon as I saw the apparatus. I don't think the giant cylinder in a plastic box is ever used for anything else. Hell, I didn't even need to see the box.

[–]nypdbound 0 points1 point ago

the real experiment was that hairstyle.

[–]betchers123 0 points1 point ago

repost!!

[–]SQRMPFNX5315 0 points1 point ago

Where the hell are the repost bots when you need them?

Saw this like 10 hours ago on the front page!

[–]Vegeta_is_king_ 0 points1 point ago

It's a repost!!! Get him!!!

[–]grinde 0 points1 point ago

SCIENCE!

[–]SOwED 0 points1 point ago

So now we can just post gifs of chemical reactions that are cool and get to the front page of /r/WTF? 2949 up and 2000 down... makes 949 look a lot less impressive.

[–]space_loner 0 points1 point ago

No safety goggles. WTF

[–]AutVeniam 0 points1 point ago

Quite the phallic symbols...

[–]ruhnay 0 points1 point ago

Draco Malfoy in potions class?

[–]Leedbek 0 points1 point ago

This should definitely be in /r/reactiongifs.

[–]lth5015 0 points1 point ago

Oh I see. You accidental posted this to /r/WTF. You were looking for /r/chemicalreactiongifs. Common mistake.

[–]bwxb 0 points1 point ago

No safety goggles, no upvote

[–]JoeScotterpuss 0 points1 point ago

It's gonna burn his face off, It's gonna burn his face off, it's gonna-haha well that was even better!

[–]hillybombz 0 points1 point ago

i'm sure this has already been asked/answered but what was used to get this reaction?

[–]RocKiNRanen 0 points1 point ago

Must try at home

[–]smokinbud420 0 points1 point ago

I apologize for my error in my earlier response, it is done with KI and H2O2. However this reaction will only take place if the H2O2 is at like 15% concentration. Household hydrogen peroxide is too diluted for the experiment to work on the scale in the video

[–]Failcomplete 0 points1 point ago

Things happen when you do science, clearly WTF.

[–]theconcretewave 0 points1 point ago

Unfortunately this is the perfect metaphor for my sex life.

[–]no1_vern 0 points1 point ago

Being done before she gets started?

[–]mkhopper 0 points1 point ago

Stand back!! Science is happening!

[–]Dominoes282 0 points1 point ago

The way it started smoking gives me bad vibes

[–]Fencemuffin 0 points1 point ago

I believe the /wtf part is this guy's hairdo.

[–]Brynnaboo2u2 -1 points0 points ago

I can't stop watching it

[–]HandsomeAssNigga 1 point2 points ago

WELL THEN----HOW ARE YOU COMMENTING RIGHT NOW???--HUH???

[–]Freelyloved -1 points0 points ago

We did this in our chemistry class!

[–]Krenston -1 points0 points ago

I'm pleasantly surprised to see the creativity in bathroom humor.

[–]RavingGeurilla -1 points0 points ago

So, if it`s due to the chemical reaction between potassium iodide, dish soap, and hydrochloric acid, would it be harmful to touch because of the acid?

[–]oldzealand 1 point2 points ago

Use Hydrogen Peroxide, not Hydrochloric Acid.

[–]Aldrai -1 points0 points ago

We're gonna need a bigger tub.

[–]markshlaf -1 points0 points ago

they should make a fire hydrant bomb out of this. unless its flammable. but not like thats been done before

[–]Alphabravo245 -1 points0 points ago

There's a way to do this in which one of the ingredients is Sulfuric Acid, and the result is similar, but is black and eats paint.

[–]hyman_shocker -1 points0 points ago

Where is everyone getting the idea to use HCl? Not gonna foam like that.

[–]irishhende -1 points0 points ago

Elephant toothpaste!

[–]L2attler -1 points0 points ago

I wonder what would happen of you drank those 2

[–]caffienefueled[!] -1 points0 points ago

haha AP Chemistry student with access to all the chemicals in the lab. Looks like I know what we will be doing in class tomorrow.

[–]Nechronic420 -1 points0 points ago

I think we should eat it.

[–]10inchesSoft -1 points0 points ago

Boy, things escalated quickly.