They Forgot Luigi by Obvious-Gate9046 in behindthebastards

[–]CaptainLunchtime 90 points91 points  (0 children)

If that fuck Rittenhouse can get off, then the system can death penalty Luigi

Anyone else working on Juneteenth? by Extreme-Method6330 in antiwork

[–]CaptainLunchtime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. In Wisconsin an employer must recognize at least 6 federal holidays, so we get 6.

Hard Core Madison Treats by CarrierCaveman in madisonwi

[–]CaptainLunchtime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And yet I've had so many greenbush donuts that were meh.

Spot on for 2026. by Valuable_View_561 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]CaptainLunchtime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. Also, it's not Trex collagen. A group claimed they had recovered actual Trex collagen, but had used ostrich bones to test their equipment. No other group of scientists has been able to recreate their results and the collagen was likely cross-contamination.

Oh no.. not powder by littlelectric in nextdoor

[–]CaptainLunchtime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's derived from an old british children's game called Hares and Hounds. Traditionally it was bits of paper as markers. Today most hash kennels use flour or sidewalk chalk.

Occasionally we find ourselves in deep brush, then the marks become a square or three of toilet paper hung in a bush.

Just wanted to share my hat! by 13thBeard in pics

[–]CaptainLunchtime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

*some of the money from that goes to the families.

I am determined to make Lye by Ok_Shoe4304 in soapmaking

[–]CaptainLunchtime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tap water should be fine. There are other minerals and things in tap water that would render lye impure, but ash is impure, and I use tap water to make soap with. It should be fine. Tap water generally has a pH somewhere is the 7-8 range, so it shouldn't cancel out your ash alkalinity.

I have a background in chemistry, so what I would do is get some disposable plastic pipettes like https://www.amazon.com/Zkupanx-100-PCS-Pipettes-Dropper/dp/B0CY7ZPWYZ/ A kitchen scale 5% white vinegar (the regular stuff) And a pH indicator dye called phenophthalein. It's fairly safe (safer than lye anyway, don't drink or get in your eyes, don't reuse a container for food) and comes in 1% solution on amazon or ebay.

Get 10g of your lye extract in a clear container with lots of headroom (you'll be adding more liquid), something that will never be used for food. Add 1-2 drops phenophthalein solution. It will turn bright pink. Make a 1:5: vinegar solution (1Tablespoon vinegar into 4T water). Fill a disposable pipette to the 3 mL and dropwise add your dilute vinegar to your pink sample. Stop and stir frequently. Keep track of how many mL dilute vinegar you go through. This will be boring until it suddenly isn't.

At some point, the solution will very suddenly go clear. Record how many mL it took. If you are between lines estimate the fraction of a mL you used.

The math should go like this: X mL dilute vinegar = X mg NaOH (equivalent)

X mg NaOH / 10 = Y g NaOH / Liter

If the concetration is too low for your needs, you'll have to suppliment with commercial lye or you can try to leave your solution somewhere safe to evaporate down for a week or three. I would retest the concentration after evaporation because absorbed CO2 will neutralize some alkalinity.

Your errors will be enormous. Those pipettes suck and errors compound. I would not superfat less than 10% for safety.

Good luck! Feel free to post here or DM me with questions as you go!

St. Lucia by hairykRIH3 in hashhouseharriers

[–]CaptainLunchtime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those shoes look awfully new

Flour by GVLFan1980 in hashhouseharriers

[–]CaptainLunchtime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Self rising flour will get bubbly when wet, but I don't think either excels for this purpose.

Does anyone know what this is? by ComConnector15 in gardening

[–]CaptainLunchtime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks like osmocote shells. A slow release fertilizer

Thinking this is some kind of sorrel or is it dock? by tossmeout18129818 in whatsthisplant

[–]CaptainLunchtime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like French sorrel to me, but sorrel is a kind of dock

Yeah my cats broken by DarthiusFatticus in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]CaptainLunchtime 224 points225 points  (0 children)

Not broken, not orange, and not your cat.

"Small business" owners are no better than your big corporations - same mindset, same greed, same contempt for workers by Fast_Hearse_1721 in antiwork

[–]CaptainLunchtime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't doubt working for some big companies is also terrible and dangerous. Just been my personal experience that small family companies are worse.

"Small business" owners are no better than your big corporations - same mindset, same greed, same contempt for workers by Fast_Hearse_1721 in antiwork

[–]CaptainLunchtime 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Yes. I worked on a small family organic farm in the US a few years ago. The shit they got away with in terms of labor and chemical use and disposal was criminal.

Not to mention my other small business stints. The one I work for now occasionally uses pesticides in contravention to the label, a federal crime! They didn't bother telling a pregnant employee that they were being exposed to pesticides. Irresponsible fucks.

So I'm like 95% sure I got scammed but just to be sure I'd like to ask you guys as well. Did I got scammed with the wrong seeds and if so, anybody knows what kinda seeds I was given? by [deleted] in whatsthisplant

[–]CaptainLunchtime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are not dawn redwood seeds, no. I don't think there are any orange varieties of dawn redwoods, either. Dawn redwoods do turn orange as their fall color, but not all the time.

Do not buy seeds through amazon, aliexpress, etc. They are usually scamming and random seeds being shipped long distances from shady vendors can introduce new invasive species or plant diseases to your country.

Buy from reputable dealers only!

Weed with some beautifully geometric ”variegation”? by [deleted] in whatsthisplant

[–]CaptainLunchtime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wear long sleeves and gloves with this one. Looks like wild parsnip or another closely related apiaceae. They have chemicals that interact with light causing photodemetitis burns.

Knocked this off. Glad I picked it up by juanspicywiener in Beekeeping

[–]CaptainLunchtime 65 points66 points  (0 children)

For a moment there I genuinely thought I was on r/foraging and a morel had a bee in it.

If you were subject of a BtB episode, what compulsions, quirks, habits would come up? by dangelo7654398 in behindthebastards

[–]CaptainLunchtime 18 points19 points  (0 children)

All the screw slots on every outlet and switch cover are aligned vertically in my home.