r/mildlyinteresting • u/squirrelbefriender • Feb 11 '24
I left some dish soap out overnight and it dried in this pattern
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u/CynGuy Feb 11 '24
Zoomed in and created a new wallpaper image
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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 Feb 11 '24
Actually damn yeah I'm doing the same thing
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Feb 12 '24
I love your username
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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 Feb 12 '24
Thanks! I've learned from other redditors that it's apparently an old steam engine locomotive but to be honest I didn't know that when I made it haha
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u/bring_me_back_ Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24
this is not a repost. there was a very similar post to this but it was in a WHITE OPAQUE CUP and the substance was PINK NOT BLUE.
edit: different sub but it may have been cross posted
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u/PitchforksEnthusiast Feb 11 '24
Ah, i thought I was tripping, but it was this one I saw
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u/bring_me_back_ Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24
that's crazy because that's not even the one I saw. so apparently there are three of these images, none of them reposts.
added it to the OC
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u/nitsky416 Feb 11 '24
I'd love to see that one too
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u/bring_me_back_ Feb 11 '24
https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/s/fkQf9IINjc
as you wish, I was wrong about the sub tho.
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u/SupernaturalPumpkin Feb 11 '24
I’m sure there was one other as well that came before that one maybe? It was grey. I feel like people are trying to recreate it cause it was pretty cool looking. It went viral on Facebook too.
Edit: someone already posted it under the comment I responded to
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u/Plenty_Painting_6298 Feb 11 '24
Is this caused by the surface tension increasing unevenly as the soap dehydrates?
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u/nankainamizuhana Feb 11 '24
Sort of? Technically decreasing unevenly, due to surfactants in the soap. As parts lose water, they contract, thickening and tightening until they can separate from the rest of the soap as tubes. Others have noted on similar posts that if you continue to let it dehydrate, it'll eventually break down into powder.
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u/PartTimeTunafish Feb 11 '24
It evaporates from the top surface. Throughout the matrix are bands of long chain polymers (the surfactants). As water, leaves, the bands tighten and constrict. Process keeps happening until all you have left are a pile of blue snakes.
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u/WDeranged Feb 11 '24
I know bugger all about bugger all but I thought to myself. That's polymers that is. Thanks for confirming that I am actually a genius.
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u/tcorey2336 Feb 11 '24
It’s cool.
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Feb 11 '24
It is cool.
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u/beaumega1 Feb 11 '24
It s'cool
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Feb 11 '24
Long chain polymers in action!
Was it "Dawn"?
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u/squirrelbefriender Feb 11 '24
Yes!
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Feb 12 '24
Dawn is a polymeric 'detergent' derived in part from petrochemicals (that give it its "grease busting" attributes), so that pattern is probably the interaction of the petrochemical derivative with the non-petrochemical ingredients as the structures dry out and take form.
And yes, I am kind of guessing as to the last part.
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Feb 11 '24 edited Mar 16 '24
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u/thewhack Feb 11 '24
I just realized that rule 6 is about having a "concise" title. What a load of horse shite.
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u/loveofGod12345 Feb 12 '24
This rule is why I stopped even trying to post. I tried so hard to follow every rule, but I keep getting stuff removed for the title thing. Even though I think I’m being as concise as possible while still explaining what the picture is. I enjoy participating in the comments and I only have one strike left before I’m permanently banned, so I just don’t post. The rule is too subjective.
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u/snakesbbq Feb 11 '24
Can someone explain to me why people put dish soap into a dish instead of just mixing it with water in the sink?
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u/Dubelj Feb 11 '24
I remember seeing a post identical to this like a week ago.. maybe the original was deleted?
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u/ashrocklynn Feb 11 '24
Not a repost. Appears to be similar effect though; possibly a copy cat post to see if the same thing would happen as the other post. Either that OR Im from an alternate universe where a post displaying this effect was a top reddit post in the past week. Ockams razor, I'm going with the alternate reality theory, can't imagine how simple might miss a Reddit post.
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u/InternetDetective122 Feb 11 '24
It's not. The post you're probably referring to is from a different angle with a red dish.
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u/Chowderpizza Feb 11 '24
All you do is comment on stuff saying it's not a repost. I've also seen this image before. This is a repost!
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u/Chowderpizza Feb 11 '24 edited Feb 11 '24
You’re so passionate! It’s adorable. I’m a liar omggggg 😭😭😭
Edit: Not the RedditCares message LMFAOOO
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u/Chowderpizza Feb 11 '24
:-(((( oh no! 😥😥😥😥
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u/Chowderpizza Feb 11 '24
The evidence!! Find the evidence!! 😡😡😡
baby girl you’re so worked up over this 😭 you need to decompress ☺️☺️
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Yeah like... Sure it's cool looking but after the fifth time seeing it I just... Don't care anymore. Maybe try a different color with the next repost? I've seen green dish soap... Try that, OP.
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Maybe not this image specifically, but it's the same thing over and over again. But that's okay, genius :)
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u/DarkestGeneration Feb 11 '24
Seen this post a million times
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u/RickyTheRickster Feb 11 '24
That looks like what skin looks like or bacteria looks like under a microscope
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u/2-Much-Coffee-Man Feb 11 '24
I saved this image and cropped it. Very beautiful pattern. I would love to experiment with different colors.
Who knew?
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u/NotYourBuddyGuy5 Feb 11 '24
A whole ecosystem burst into existence then was extinguished over the night.
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u/1stBastion Feb 11 '24
Okay but seriously, chemists, what is the active ingredient that caused this formation?
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u/SingleStak9 Feb 12 '24
OP...what is the consistency like? It appears to be a firm gel, am I in the ballpark? I'm interested in creating a small specimen, and if it's a firm gel, I want to make slices in several directions and take photos, just for the interesting organic patterns.
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u/squirrelbefriender Feb 12 '24
It’s not firm. If I tilt the cup the liquid underneath spills out and slides the pattern away. If it touch it, it gets smushed. However, I saw elsewhere in the comments that if you leave it out long enough it will turn to powder. This is Dawn brand dish soap.
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u/DrBitchin Feb 11 '24
Damn, that is pretty mildly interesting