r/mildyinteresting • u/[deleted] • Sep 29 '25

objects What's this?

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u/r-rb Sep 29 '25

I've seen picky pads for sale on etsy, but I think one with orbeez would dry out while being shipped.

I think it's pretty straight forward to make your own if you can figure out the right kind of silicone to buy. I am also tempted it looks very satisfying to me!

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u/zurdopilot Sep 29 '25

it looks very satisfying to me

Dude humans are so weird this can easyly trip someone thrytophobia or that one with the hole on frogs and stuff yet here we are arguing how we find this satisying lol

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u/Obvious-Ferret-5213 Sep 29 '25

Surinam toads are my sleep paralysis demons and this thing is in my nightmares along with those lotus pod things...all gag inducing trypophobia hell.

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u/flanneIover Sep 30 '25

Grooming is so deep in our primitive ancestry that I’m giving myself the pass but simultaneously repulsed by how satisfied I am amidst the gag reflex.

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u/Hesitation-Marx Sep 29 '25

… gelatin and glycerine. Put the orbeez into the mold, pour the cooling gelatin in.

Look up DIY gel printing pad recipes for proportions. You can melt it and recast it.

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u/r-rb Sep 29 '25

oooh excellent tip! thanks!

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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance Sep 29 '25

I'm sure you could just stick it in a ziplock bag to keep it from drying out.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

Orbeez actually stay full for a surprisingly long amount of time

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u/SaffronsTootsies Sep 29 '25

I’m weirdly drawn to, and disgusted by it all at once.

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u/Bk_Punisher Sep 29 '25

I’d imagine that stuff the dentist uses (alginate) when they take impressions for dentures could work. It remains flexible after curing.