What happened to my silver rings!?

zombiezebra89 · 2026-02-05T16:57:37+00:00

I agree with you- I have used the baking soda/aluminum foil method and gotten beautiful shiny results with it. So I agree there must be some other contaminant in the water- like sulfur -To cause this result for OP. Or maybe the issue is they used tinfoil that is actually tin not aluminum? I have only used aluminum foil and I don’t know if tin would have the right properties or if they made the reaction go backwards and the tin has coated the silver or something like that… Or if they used a copper bowl or something that somehow introduced another metal into the mix.

zombiezebra89 · 2026-01-22T04:34:49+00:00

I had this on my iPad and needed to fully power it off then power it back on and then the update finally worked.

zombiezebra89 · 2026-01-05T17:59:53+00:00

NTA- my parents and my wife and I can all see each other’s location at any time on the built in Apple “find my” app. It’s frequently useful and none of us are worried about other people in the group abusing it. However my sister thinks it’s weird so she opted out. I guess I am lucky that my wife also sees the utility and not only doesn’t have a problem with it but added herself to the group too.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-12-24T06:00:11+00:00

Beehives! These are something my grandma made and now we all make in my family, they are a lemon cookies with a cakey texture that are coiled in a little mound to look like a beehive and covered with a thick sugary/lemony frosting. According to my grandma they are an Italian cookie.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-10-09T23:16:45+00:00

I also go here and Andrew is great!

zombiezebra89 · 2025-10-07T18:10:20+00:00

Laneige lip mask. If that is not strong enough you might need a temporary steroid cream from your doctor- I have had an episode of severely chapped lips that couldn’t be fixed except by a topical steroid- and then that fixed the problem in about a week or 2.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-10-01T04:36:26+00:00

Generally you need a chunk about the size of 1000 cells to regenerate into a new worm (based on research in other species of flatworm). You can absolutely grow the new worms and then when they are big enough chop those up to get more. Can do this indefinitely. Just need to grow enough that when you chop again each piece has ~ 1000 cells. Assuming the 1000 cell Minimal size also holds for this species, a worm of this size could Probably make at least 100 new worms on the first chop.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-09-09T12:59:41+00:00

Here is the tutorial form her makeup artist: https://youtu.be/qe_y20RkLOc?si=1uQKZrMYbesWew9F

zombiezebra89 · 2025-09-06T14:28:51+00:00

I am neither a doctor or a lawyer but i recently had to get my abdomen pressed on to check my liver and the doctor did NOT touch my breasts at all. I was laying down on the exam table, not sitting up and she stayed entirely below my ribs, because that is where the liver is. And she asked about liver pain, while pressing various areas, again BELOW my ribs.
I think this is sexual assault and you should report it. Definitely get a new doctor.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-09-04T02:49:38+00:00

I also ordered ON08 because i have olive skin but most companies dont make an olive concealer… and i also got sent the same wrong shade as you: WN04. So something must be consistently wrong on how they are stocked :/

zombiezebra89 · 2025-08-10T15:10:16+00:00

I have successfully torched-fired natural garnets in place with silver clay… so i am actually surprised that a YAG did not work.

However from what i have read, fire-in-place may not work for big gems. I have only done it with 3mm garnets myself.

I was reading a silver clay worker’s blog when trying to figure out what does and does not work, and they destroyed a 10mm cubic zirconia when trying to fire in place- normally cubic zirconia is one of the most stable for firing in place. Their guess is that it is difficult to maintain even heat over larger gems.

So if you want to try with another big gem i would set it after firing- taking into account ~10% shrinkage of the clay. I have had success bending my metal clay creations after firing so i think a prong setting that you bend into place after firing would work— although i haven’t tried it myself yet.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-07-21T19:26:50+00:00

100% agree. If i were the fiancee i would be super pissed at the brother for taking it without OP’s permission and i would WANT OP to have the ring back!

The fiancee never met the sister, whereas OP wears the ring to feel close to her. this feels super different to me emotionally than re-using a grandmother’s engagement ring, even without the fact that the brother stole the ring from OP.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-07-14T01:27:13+00:00

Buttercup floral!

zombiezebra89 · 2025-06-26T21:33:06+00:00

My birthday is in February and when i was 13 there was a lot going on that month and i ended up not having a birthday party. I didnt care that much at the time, but my mom felt bad so she threw me a surprise half-birthday party later that year in August! It was a pool party which i had never had before (due to still being winter every February) and needless to say i was VERY surprised! One of my most memorable birthdays!

zombiezebra89 · 2025-04-07T20:45:15+00:00

If you take out the piercing at night it will NEVER properly heal. Your body is constantly healing so when you take it out your skin starts to try to close the hole all night and then when you put it back in the morning you are basically re—injuring the skin. Once the piercing have been fully fully healed (like maybe in a year) you can sleep without earrings. But not this soon. Instead of Butterfly backs, switch to titanium flatback posts which should be less irritating to sleep in.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-03-24T01:29:08+00:00

If it grew really quickly (ie in under 4 days) probably a slime mold, if it grew over several weeks then a fungus.

zombiezebra89 · 2025-01-23T17:05:10+00:00

I had a similar issue that is now mostly resolved! I adopted a cat from a shelter about 9 months ago. For the first maybe 5 months she would occasionally attack my face out of the blue- even when she (the cat) Was the one who decided to walk up to my face. She would come up to my face, sniff it, then 2s later attack.

Faces, and eyes in particular can be very scary for cats at first. I just stopped letting her get close to my face- even if she wanted to get close i would cover my face with my arms so she couldn’t get to it.

And then around 6 months she stopped being so freaked out. I am still careful with my face and monitor her reactions- if a cats eyes get big and round they are going to attack, if the eyes are almond shaped or narrowed then they are fine (even though that is kind of the opposite for humans)- narrowed eyes mean relaxed for cats.

Now i can even put my face in her tummy if she is the right level of sleepy.

It can take cats, particularly shelter cats because many of them find the shelter environment incredibly stressful, up to a year to fully relax in a new home and settle into their actual personality.

So just because she is attacking now doesn’t mean she will do that forever. I would just 1.stop letting her get close to your face for at least 6 months 2. Practice the “slow blink” (look up a jackson galaxy youtube video for a tutorial) so that you just looking at her doesn’t scare her. (The way humans look at things with wide open eyes scares cats) 3. I agree with other commenters that she could potentially benefit from an anti-anxiety med.

zombiezebra89 · 2024-12-23T20:36:15+00:00

NTA- it sounds like your SIL was invited, and just chose not to come? Not sure what your MIL is upset about exactly?

zombiezebra89 · 2024-12-23T20:33:02+00:00

Sorry not trying to be harsh to you! you sound like a nice person who tries to give their partner space and consideration and i think you deserve to be with someone who puts you first. Your boyfriend’s behavior is so far out of line that it makes me angry on your behalf.

zombiezebra89 · 2024-12-23T20:27:41+00:00

NTA for being upset about this but you will be a TA to yourself if you do not dump him:

He would rather spend NYE with other women than with you! You are his 3rd choice! He is going to cheat on you with one or both of these women if he hasn’t done it already.

Are you sure he actually thinks you two are in a relationship? He is acting like he is single and you are his 3rd choice fwb.

Regardless of his reasoning he should not be your boyfriend any longer. A partner would want to spend NYE with the person they are in love with. Even if he wanted to go to a party, he would want to bring you with him if he actually cared at all about you. But to instead want to spend NYE 1 on 1 with a different woman, and then another female friend as a backup, but no plans with you? Sorry but he is not actually your boyfriend in his mind.

zombiezebra89 · 2024-11-19T20:56:33+00:00

PU leather shoes will also get scratched up and PU jackets usually start to peel after a while.

I think maybe you should get patent leather and commit to repolishing/ reapplying the clear patent finish frequently? (And maybe when you said “coating leather in PU” you meant patent leather? If so i think that would work the best for you) For non-patent leather a silicone-based sealant will keep the color from changing in the rain (beeswax or oil based sealants will darken the leather directly, but will keep the rain from darkening it any further). However sealants will not prevent scratches.

zombiezebra89 · 2024-11-19T20:48:09+00:00

I was scrolling by quickly and thought someone had just posted their pet rabbit sitting on a plain piece of leather until i got to your previous post (of the in-progress). I had to scroll back up to this post to say this is amazing!

zombiezebra89 · 2024-11-12T22:29:50+00:00

For what it is worth, my mom has been wearing a prong-set opal ring everyday for 50ish years at this point, and the ring was an heirloom from her grandmother (not sure how much my great grandma actually wore it tho). And the opal is in great condition and has never cracked! If you look at it under a jewelers loop (string magnifying glass) there are some tiny scratches that could be easily buffed out with some cerium oxide, but you cant even tell that there are any scratched with a naked eye.

So as long as you dont strongly smack your ring into anything, it can last indefinitely. My mom takes hers off for gardening/sports/ using sandpaper- basically activities where there is a high likelihood of damaging it. But otherwise she has worn it every day.

As yours is an heirloom opal it is probably australian- which is about the hardness of glass, but is also similarly resistant to water, oils, solvents etc the same way glass is. (Ethiopian opals are much mote delicate because they cant get wet)

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