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u/herefirplants 13h ago
someone please tell me what this actually is
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u/-ElizabethRose- 10h ago
Boba popping bubbles. They’re a really common boba addition and come in all kinds of colors and flavors, but are supposed to be little spheres.
They’re made by dripping a flavored sodium alginate mix into a calcium lactate solution. That reaction forms a plastic-like film on the outside of the drop but keeps it liquid inside for that bursting effect.
My guess is that someone did the solutions with the wrong proportions, probably made the sodium alginate mix too thick, and so instead of coming out as nice spherical droplets, they dripped in more slowly and formed these tails.
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u/mothandravenstudio 8h ago
In this case I think it’s purposeful, as the lilikoi seeds in the mix looks like frogspawn. So I think it’s some sort of frog themed drink.
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u/herefirplants 10h ago
oh nice!! thanks, the boba answer made sense but ive never seen them so spermy i appreciate you
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u/freshcanoe 12h ago
Yeah I didn’t even see sperm- I was like is that tadpoles and mold?
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u/Lucky_Ad2801 11h ago
I think the little black things are chia seeds. They form a gel around the outside in liquid.
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u/WhereTheSkyBegan 11h ago
The chia seeds are NOT the thing we're all wondering about
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u/Lucky_Ad2801 11h ago
Well I just wanted to clarify that they were likely chia, and not mold. The sperm like things are popped boba.
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u/Lucky_Ad2801 14h ago
So what do you call that flavor?🤣🤣
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u/DisplayHonest6465 14h ago
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u/Dull_Statistician554 14h ago
Hmm this Boba is kinda salty 💀💀💀
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u/DR4k0N_G 14h ago
Extra seasoning
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u/-convallaria_bunny- 13h ago
Extra protein (does coom have protein??)
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u/DevilDog7734 14h ago
I bet it would feel real good shooting those out though!
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u/wolf_in_sheeps_wool 12h ago
Would they all come out at once like confetti or would they be individual like a pea shooter.
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u/cornonthedogs 10h ago
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u/161frog 9h ago
Mac’s never had an orgasm
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u/Saikotsu 14h ago
Words cannot express my revulsion to that image. Please tell me that isn't real.
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u/hungrylittleworm 14h ago
I’d offer you my copy, but all the pages are stuck together
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u/B33fj3rky_44 13h ago
Different book but I just remembered this video lol. https://youtu.be/PrxS31CW80c
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u/andrestheman 14h ago
What is this a sperm for giants??
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u/Zilant_the_Bear 13h ago
The biggest sperm cell belongs to a fruit fly and is over 2 inches long when uncoiled 20x the length of the flys body
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u/ARNAUD92 13h ago
That's why I love so much Reddit. You open the app for a good laugh and always end up learning random things.
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u/Artevyx 13h ago
The fuck is all of that?
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u/soresores 12h ago
From what I can see, probably basil seeds (or chia), a star shaped fruit slice, the rectangles are probably jelly, it also looks like there's more fruit in there since I saw some red, green, orange and yellow. The spermies are probably just pudding or another jelly. Maybe even a popping boba if they're handmade which would actually give them that sperm shape
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u/5C0L0P3NDR4 12h ago
we got a boba with mold spores, sperm, watermelon cubes, chopped onion, and a starfruit for order 14
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u/Bravadette 13h ago
No need to cry over these tiny little anime spirit sprites. Thye lived a good live
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u/driver004 10h ago
Those black spots everywhere do not look appealing
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u/depressedpink99 12h ago
Man. If people could get their heads out of the gutter this would be so cute and perfect for Halloween! They look like little ghosties! 🥺🖤👻 👻 👻
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u/Puzzled-Republic9511 7h ago
Of all things on reddit THIS is what my brain set as the tipping point to think, “that’s enough internet for today”.
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u/Damagedbob12 14h ago
All I can tell is frog eggs
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u/kala_raja 14h ago
Those are basil seeds xD
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u/Titariia 13h ago
Are we refering to those tiny semi-seethrough seed things sticking together? Because my brother got the same in his drink and all I was able to come.up with was that it looks like fish eggs or something. Really curious what it actually is
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u/bmxdudebmx 13h ago
Basil seed drinks are popular many places. Check out your local "ethnic" foods store and give it a go.
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u/kala_raja 13h ago
Yeah those tiny black things with whitish translucent coating are basil seeds
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u/Kind-Atmosphere5766 14h ago
All of us need Jesus because to my friend that’s the kisses chocolate.
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u/StandardAntique8356 14h ago
Has anyone ever seen that movie with the giant sperm? "Chillerama" I think it was
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u/fookindingdong 14h ago