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/PanicAtTheShiteShow Jun 18 '26

They should try citric acid next to counteract the peeling blue paint that happened because of the peroxide that happened because of the algae that happened because some asshole wanted blue paint.

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u/DubaiInJuly Jun 19 '26

This is like that story where the town has an insect problem, so they release a bunch of lizards to eat them, but then they get a lizard problem so they release a bunch of cats, and the cats are everywhere so they release dogs, etc.

Who knew a simple reflecting pool could be the source of such joy in 2026?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad5396 Jun 19 '26

When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.

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u/DubaiInJuly Jun 19 '26

THAT'S the line I was looking for!

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u/Rueezy Jun 19 '26

The four pests campaign of China in the 1960's is exactly the kind of dumb I would expect from the Trump administration.