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Last week I was stunned (not really) to find out that people out there were actually eating those laundry pods thinking that they were candy. Then I was stunning (not even close) to find out that people eating, or wanting to eat, laundry pods had been turned into a comical meme by the internet.
Now listen, I will be the first to admit that I can see how someone would think this looks kinds of tasty…
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But I can’t imagine how (a) a person could taste one of these laundry pods and not immediately vomit, and (b) the plastic on the pods wasn’t a dead giveaway that it isn’t candy.
Then again, The Onion DID predict this would happen as far back as 2015 so again, I’m not terribly surprised.
For the most part, it’s not even kids eating them either. It’s mostly adults with dementia (and really, really stupid people).
Again though, I get it. They kind of look like a tasty candy and so there were a lot of people on the internet that were totally down for eating them some edible Tide Pods if someone came up with a recipe.
Has anything in history ever looked more edible than a tide pod?
— Zach 🍔 (@zburgertweets) December 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/surrealmeme/status/946260605836627968
tide rlly needs to release some sort of edible tide pod to capitalize on this
— educated shrimp (@yaperboi) December 30, 2017
I bet @tide has a team of scientists dedicated to creating an edible pod formula right now. Don’t let us down Tide
— Blue Jeans (@meowfabio) December 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/ediebruins/status/950092537150271491
SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE AN EDIBLE TIDE POD DIY
— jordan (@paranoid_pascal) December 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/Ashlynlomeli/status/948098876740734976
Can someone just make an edible tide pod already Jesus
— gentleman loser (@precambrianslut) December 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/nozomisfave/status/946963452228022272
https://twitter.com/poshmaven/status/945895533737951232
In case you were wondering, we do NOT serve Tide Pods at any dining locations. pic.twitter.com/8sdwXccwxh
— MiamiUDining (@MiamiUDining) January 2, 2018
Well, you should, because of course someone on the internet came up with a recipe for edible Tide Pods and this person called it…
The first 2018 scientific discovery will be an edible tide pod. Fuck you twitter.
— FLOOR.NFT | DegenX (@stillLifeYarson) December 30, 2017
BREAKING: Someone on Tumblr has come up with an edible tide pod recipe pic.twitter.com/opiIZzgDk4
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/forgetmenot_pls/status/950915053477400577
Yes, we have “Snake.” Yes, we have.
https://twitter.com/natesjol/status/951140044579913728
Eh, I’m sure nothing will go wrong with this idea.
H/T The Daily Dot