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lawrencebillson t1_j6bydif wrote

Heating a spoon with a cigarette lighter and pressing it against the bite will also help. It’s also a great way to have your friends throw you a surprise party/intervention when they find the charred spoon.

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Oudeis16 t1_j6d2oko wrote

Be careful about this one, in all seriousness. You only need to warm the spoon for a moment. It only takes seconds for a spoon held in a lighter to get hot enough to actually burn you.

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chubbybronco t1_j6dbb95 wrote

Thanks you saved my dumbass from burning myself.

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Oudeis16 t1_j6devqk wrote

Well the hard-won wisdom came from not being smart enough to avoid burning my own dumb ass.

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drumsripdrummer t1_j6e4zg5 wrote

When you have a stroke and die mid comment

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Oudeis16 t1_j6e6675 wrote

With his last gasping breath he hits 'send', his one regret that he doesn't have the time to type out "last post"

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bigloser42 t1_j6dkcgw wrote

Running the spoon under hot water from the tap will get it right just about every time. The goal is to get the mosquito bite to 125°F.

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Oudeis16 t1_j6dl19t wrote

Yeah that's better than using a lighter, in my opinion, but I didn't wanna just come here and say "don't do that thing."

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abnortality t1_j6ctzy8 wrote

Will it help you find friends? Asking for a friend.

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TurtleRegress t1_j6czcwx wrote

Maybe, but probably not the kind you're looking for... Unless they are the kinds of friends you're looking for...

But you have to carry around the spoon all the time. In your hands. And show people.

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bigloser42 t1_j6dk7g9 wrote

It works a lot better to run the spoon under your taps hot water.

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SapperBomb t1_j6drdhb wrote

I was gonna say what happens if you already have a scorched spoon already lying around

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some-key t1_j6h0ojd wrote

They're still easy to clean while warm, you just wipe both sides clean. If they cool down, you need to scrub.

I imagine that only repeated use with no cleaning would permanently tarnish them.

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