Heh,
yeah. *he pulls one of the pods from his hoodie pocket, squeezing it a
little* how do these things even work? Does the plastic disolve? Does it
pop from the pressure of the water?Oh – so the plastic is supposed to dissolve with water, and as the water moves it also rubs it against clothes so friction breaks it open faster. Warmer water is preferred as things dissolve in it faster, but it depends on what your fabrics need I think.
Hm. Cool.
*looks at Max, surprised, but then smiles* I’m glad that you think so!
Mhm. I’ve always wanted to try and throw one to see how hard I needed to throw it so it would pop, it never worked before.
I don’t know if throwing it with just your hand would do it… maybe with a slingshot. The pods need to be sturdy enough to be jostled around in their containers during transport to stores and to homes.
Maybe. ‘Could probably make-shift a slingshot and try that too, y’know, for science.
Heh… yeah, for science. Though I dunno about leaving splats of detergent in nature. Something might come along and try to lick it up…
Yeah, you’re probably right.
If we can find some berries or something, then we can do that. Or maybe I can make some environment-friendly pellets? Hm… Hum, hum, hum…
what would berries have to do with how hard you need to throw a tidepod before it pops?
I’m talking in regards to the slingshot, if… you wanted to play with that. We’d have to have a controlled environment for shooting Tidepods. But… I suppose that’s a discussion for another time, since we’re working on this… Where should we do it? By the fire pit?
Oh. Yeah, either by the firepit or the lake.
Well, the fire pit isn’t far from the lake. And there’s places to sit down at.
Alright. Fire pit it is. Who knows maybe we can find the remains of that dress or that crown.
Oh yeah, we burned those… heh! That was great.
Sure was. ProbablythebestnightI’vehadinthishellhole.
Wait, what was that? Hold on… *he takes a moment to think back on what Max said* Wait, really?
What?
The night we played with the fire… that was your best time here at camp? I’d have thought camp itself would have its fun activities too!
It was a close second. What I consider the ‘best time’ was the first. ‘Didn’t know then I’d be spending the next like, 3 summers here, y’know, innocence. Anyway, I have only like, four of the pods.
Uhm… I’m sorry…?
Um, anyway, yeah – I think four will be enough. I’ll go fill this pot up – wanna help me carry it back to the fire pit?
Sure, should I grab one side?
Maybe just help me guide it when I set it down. *he heads to the edge of the lake. He uses his boots to search for some firm ground before carefully kneeling down and filling the pot.*
*he nods and follows Carlos. He picks up a stick and puts it in the lake, pulling up a wad of pond (er- lake) scum* lemme see the pot for a sec,
*Carlos nods and sets the pot down on the shore, about halfway full of lake water– enough that he thought he could carry it without getting wet or straining himself too much*
*Max put the stick on the edge of the pot and shook it so the pondscum went it* There we go, ‘that good enough?
*Carlos smiles* It’s your experiment. What do you think?
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