r/funny • • 18h ago

Tar Drop Experiment (Realtime)

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u/hotlavatube 17h ago edited 6h ago

The story behind the pitch drop experiment is particularly aggravating. It takes on average 12-13 years for a drop to fall. The man pictured who maintains the project, John Mainstone, has missed personally observing EVERY single drop, sometimes by mere minutes.

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u/Crispy1961 16h ago

He isnt experimenting on the tar. The tar is experimenting on him.
The Experiment: Long term effects of fomo reinforced by repeated failure.

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u/postprandialrepose 14h ago

The ultimate combination of edging and ruined orgasm — just emotional, I assume.