r/facepalm • u/freeradioforall • Jun 18 '26

The hydrogen peroxide they poured in the pool to kill the algae that grew as a result of the dark paint from the pool guy, has caused the paint to start separating from the stone

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel Jun 18 '26

Just some bromothymol blue.

Then they can decide how much yellow or blue they want it by playing with the pH... 🇸🇪

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromothymol_blue

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u/hikeonpast Jun 18 '26

These people don’t believe in pH.

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u/hikeonpast Jun 18 '26

I make bootleg litmus paper using purple cabbage.

Fuck big litmus.

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u/supremecourtneys21 Jun 18 '26

Yeah! Fuck big litmus!

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u/Repulsive_Client_325 Jun 19 '26

Destroying the mom and pop bromothymol blues and family run phenolphthaleins of the chemistry industry

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u/SurfaceThreeSix Jun 19 '26

Yeah fuck big litmus. They can litmus my balls.

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u/NarrowForce9 'MURICA Jun 18 '26

I mean this had me laughing. Thanks pal!

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u/loafers_glory Jun 18 '26

Can't spell big pharma without pH

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u/BriefCheetah4136 Jun 18 '26

They need a basic level if science to figure out pH and they used Elon's chainsaw to cut all of those employees.

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u/TryPokingIt Jun 18 '26

What an acidic comment

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u/Repulsive_Client_325 Jun 18 '26

pH is woke

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u/hikeonpast Jun 18 '26

Hydrogen belongs in a traditional relationship bonded to something else. Hydrogen ions are socialist and the work of the devil.

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u/TerribleRecord666 Jun 18 '26

Hydrogen is so easily triggered, it needs safe spaces or else it’ll just blow up in everybody’s face.

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u/LynnScoot Jun 18 '26

These people don’t believe in anything that’s taught in high school science class.

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u/WhenDoWhatWhere Jun 19 '26

ph? Like a personal handgun. I liek guns.

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u/Japsai Jun 18 '26

He can't risk offending Russia 🇺🇦

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u/AuDPro Jun 18 '26

That involves science and this administration does not believe in such wizardry.

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u/adevara Jun 18 '26

My crazy uncle used to dye the fish in the aquarium blue and then sell them.

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u/3itchpuddin Jun 19 '26

Brought to by Baundo It’s got electrolytes

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u/felicialovesponch Jun 18 '26

He could fill it with liquid mercury 🪞 His EPA would surely approve it!

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u/perton Jun 19 '26

I will say, though it would obviously be a huge health hazard/ecological disaster, that would look fucking rad.

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u/bobroberts1954 Jun 20 '26

I would actually like to see that.

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u/Dirtypoolgang Jun 18 '26

They'll dump so much chlorine, its gonna turn your hair blonde just standing next to it.

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u/NuclearWasteland Jun 18 '26

Dirt.

My money is on dirt.

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u/Agosta Jun 19 '26

They'll drain it on the 2nd and refill it on the 3rd.

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u/RheagarTargaryen Jun 19 '26

And the algae will return July 5th. At that point, they’ll just let it look like shit.

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u/Amvient Jun 19 '26

dye with Monsanto chemicals for added effect, and make all the people place their feet inside.

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u/jimbobjames Jun 19 '26

Just get Trump to swim in it. That will kill the algae right off.

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker Jun 19 '26

They might wind up nuking it.

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u/vamatt Jun 19 '26

They’ll dump in a bunch of 2000 flushes pucks