reminder that users will do whatever they like with the product you give them, intended or not
this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2023
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cries in back massager
Back massagers, electric toothbrushes, and shower heads with a "pulse" setting are the trinity of body discovery.
When the firstHarry Potter movie came out the "flying" effect on the broom was just vibration. The reviews for it were incredible. "My six year old loves it but her twelve year old sister can't be separated from it. I had to get another one for my 17 year old daughter as well!"
That's actually very fitting if you do a bit of research into how the story of "witches flying by riding a broomstick" came to be.
Hint: sticking drugs into somewhere other than your mouth
They know exactly what they're doing, they just don't want to call them pussy sticks.
it's called marketing opportunity, leave that to bean counters
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No one will stop me from eating silica gel.
It says "eat" right there on the package!
Exhibit 1: tide pods
Still an inferior way of brewing tea. You are supposed to throw it directly into the (ideally harbor) water, let it steep for a brisk 150 years and then add a shitload of molasses. The superior "Boston Method"
American laziness, creating growth since 1776.
And now they are commonly made from nylon, which doesn’t easily biodegrade.
Most are still paper
At least it doesn’t exploit living beings.
so thats why tea made from teabags tastes like an accident.
right, so Roman Centurions didn't call it 'teabagging' did they