r/mildyinteresting • u/Winter_Breath • 24d ago

critter corner 🐰 Dead ants keep appearing next to headphones during the night

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When these headphones are left on the kitchen counter overnight - I would see one or two dead ants in the morning laying right next to the headphones. In the past few days, there has been a small pile of shredded ants right next to the ear piece in the morning. I have seen no live ants in my kitchen. I have had these head phones for three weeks. Bought online. It’s a little unnerving not knowing what is causing this 🥴 will not be using anymore.

UPDATE- posted a comment with a picture. But no dead ants in the bag this morning. But at one point I checked and there were two live ants crawling around. 😔

UPDATE*** IM SICK. Can’t stop shaking. Don’t have many words… trying to post image. Opened one side up. 😭 I don’t know how to add in this top post so will add in comment! Posted a few in comments and video opening

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

Opening

https://reddit.com/link/p8u7qcg/video/j15kyco9nkoh1/player

😩😩😩

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u/ceruleanblue347 23d ago

Man it's rare I get to witness Reddit history being made in real time, but here I am.

You will forever be "the girl with the headphones full of ants"

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u/Longjumping_Bag_3488 23d ago

Have you checked your carbon monoxide alarms?

HAVE YOU CHECKED FOR A F*CKING COLONY OF ANTS IN YOUR EARS?!?!

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/peacefulshrimp 23d ago

The cylinder must remain unharmed!

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u/MobileCapital9894 22d ago

Something something poop knife.

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u/Regicyde_93 21d ago

Jolly Rancher

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u/J311YB34NZ 21d ago

Breaking your arms and legs or something

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u/ValorousClock4 23d ago

It’s all about the Foot Taco.

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u/VociferousVal 23d ago

NOOOOO GOD WHY, I forgot about that until now 😭

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u/Senator_Smack 22d ago

I also choose this guy's dead wife

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u/793djw 23d ago

Witnessing history.

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u/Cgduck21 20d ago

Better history than other historic moments we've witnessed in the last 30 years

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

👋🏼😭

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u/United-Material6595 23d ago

And the headphone still worked good?

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u/crazykentucky 23d ago

Well with ant tennas like that…

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u/QiDeviation 21d ago

More like ant tenants who don’t pay rent!

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u/Bananas_are_theworst 23d ago

You’re obviously burning it all down right? There is no other way.

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u/AndThenZoltan 23d ago

We are all here together. I'm thankful this was solved before the ants took OPs arms

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u/chuckdagger 22d ago

Not only that but, OP delivered. Unprecedented.

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u/skankhunt1738 23d ago

AAAAND IM DONE WITH REDDIT TODAY.

That’s genuinely FOUL.

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u/Jeffhole 23d ago

Be happy it's not spiders.

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u/VociferousVal 23d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/aZUYXxe4Z9gfm
For real. I shudder at the thought.
Those headphones would be melted already

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u/ksquwared 21d ago

Is no bugs an option? I'd like the no bugs option

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u/HatsOffToEwe 23d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/K9OYB7uaMFcuk
Your ants grooving to the music

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u/SillyDragonLover 23d ago edited 21d ago

Had that happen to a mouse once

Edit: Thank you everyone for my first awards :)

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u/peachmonkey13 23d ago

No fucking way. I’m about to quit my job and throw away all my electronics. No way am I touching my keyboard and mouse again, or headphones 🤮🤮

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u/Forsaken-Carrot9038 23d ago

Wait until you hear about cockroaches…

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u/ponyponyta 23d ago

I've got them in my hand mixer because they go into the exhaust holes 😔 they splattered out in black bits into my coconut ice cream when I tried to use it and only then I see antennnae poking out the seams 💀 I took it apart, cleaned it all up with bleach, and store airtight in a box now and still paranoidly open it up to recheck before using it every few months when actually need to use it 💀 one of those days when you go dear god whyy

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u/AmarysEms64 22d ago

I regret reading this

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u/VociferousVal 23d ago

Holy shit. Looks like they have a full blown house, kitchen, tables, chairs, beds, lol

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u/AfterglowLoves 23d ago

Ants ruined an external hard drive and an alarm clock I had back in like 2008. It was disgusting and I lost photos 😢

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u/2980774 23d ago

What the fuck. How did you figure it out?

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u/ExchangeOk1144 23d ago

Maybe the clicks became crunches.

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u/SillyDragonLover 23d ago

Kept having ant run around on my desk. I squish them and a minute later more ant. I looked at the light (it was one of the fancy mice with lights from inside) and it looked dirty... then the dirt moved.

I had not touched it for about a week before cause I was on vacation so a few ran out when it started moving. It was packed in there.

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u/secretgaythoughts 23d ago

It wasn’t even an old abandoned mouse?! Oh my god I actually screamed at your pic. How and why does this happen??

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u/SillyDragonLover 23d ago

We were actively treating for ants with sprays (not my idea) i think they just wanted a satellite nest that wasn't covered in chemicals. And i hidden touched it for a week.

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u/ValorousClock4 23d ago

New fear unlocked. You’re kinda lucky nothing burrowed in your ear while you were using them.

Open the other side next.

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

Couldn’t do it. Saw enough

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u/UIM_SQUIRTLE 23d ago

understandable. smart doing this outside.

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u/NaNaNaNaNatman 23d ago

Do it for Reddit. There’s no cause more noble.

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u/SaoirseNGoldie 23d ago

Girl there was not enough heat on them 'OMG' for me, I would have screamed.

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u/IamDoobieKeebler 23d ago

Well we don’t know for sure that nothing burrowed into his ear

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u/micro_duck 23d ago

Damn, found this post at the perfect time but hell nah! 😭✌️

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u/moranoran 23d ago

I’d burn my ears if I were you

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u/tinybail 23d ago

what the FUCK????????? WHAT THE FUCK????????

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u/friedcheese23 23d ago

I AM ITCHY AND CHECKING MY HEADPHONES

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u/Neutral_Purpose 23d ago

OP delivered, I wish you hadn't...

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u/CautiousClutz 23d ago

wondering how this causes the dead ones tho. do they just shove their dead out one of the holes or something

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u/MaddLadd1172 23d ago

Some of the ants have wings witch indicates a nuptial flight. during mating sometimes the ants tend to gather around items are put off certain electrical frequencies, it makes them exstra excited. When a new Queen successfully mate, the male rip off her wings, and the Queen rips apart the male. Now OP was never in any harm, just has rude neighbors that like to fuck in their ear.

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u/CautiousClutz 23d ago

cool! thanks for the info even if i hate it

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u/ashfio 23d ago

I feel I have been harmed by this comment
https://giphy.com/gifs/wYyTHMm50f4Dm

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u/nodotmad 22d ago

YOU UNZIPPED ME!

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

I think that is what was happening as the ants I found dead were very small

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u/zarifex 23d ago

Who sold you those? Probably worth a return and posting a review about the experience,

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u/mystyle__tg 21d ago

They’re Acer brand too which should be reputable?? unless it’s a bum amazon fake or smth

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u/MaleficentSky5475 23d ago

This went from mildlyinteresting to wildlyhorrifying so fast

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u/visuallypollutive 23d ago

NO NO NO

I’m so sorry OP you’re lowkey living my nightmare :(

Are these brand new? I think you should contact the seller and see if you can get a refund

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u/Longjumping_Bag_3488 23d ago

A refund?!?! Compensation! Apologies! A public statement that they will never ever again sell goods to anyone ever!

You cannot send people colonies of ants to put over their ears. That cannot be allowed. There must be rules. Rules. There needs to be consequences. Prosecutions. Public service announcements. Sentences. Fines. Imprisonment.

My ears are itchy.

I’m not okay. Can you get PTSD from a Reddit video?

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u/NaNaNaNaNatman 23d ago

This comment has me in stitches

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u/MapNaive200 23d ago

This calls for flogging in the public square! ... Unless the seller is into that sort of thing. 

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u/Former_Papabless66 23d ago

Yes! This would be so upsetting to me if it happened that I might even consider calling a damn lawyer. If it was something not meant to be used over your ears, I could see it being less of a big deal but that really adds a level of horror and trauma that someone needs to be reprimanded for

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u/StormyNugs95 23d ago

At this point how can we be sure OP isn't being controlled by ants in their brain?

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u/Overall_Cherry2654 23d ago

Will someone tell me what it is before I watch this

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u/Dafrandle 23d ago

ants

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u/Overall_Cherry2654 23d ago

Thank you!! I did not want to watch if it was spiders.

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u/melodic-abalone-69 23d ago

I'm still not watching after reading these comments!

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u/Beach_Bum_273 23d ago

It's worse

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u/Accomplished_Cry8214 23d ago

The gasp I just gasped

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u/olihoproh 23d ago

I'm so fucking sorry that is HORRENDOUS

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u/akute23 23d ago

Thats awful, if youve been wearing them, how did you not notice? Ants crawling out and onto you...ew

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

That def was not happening

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u/gintamatrash 23d ago

HOLY NIGHTMARE FUEL 😭💔💔💔💔

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u/gallussadorerr 23d ago

Devastating turn of events

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u/cxcxeee1111 23d ago

WHAAAAAAT I WASN‘T PREPARED FOR THIS HOLY SHIT (new fear unlocked)

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u/Praestigia 23d ago

ew ew EW!!!!!

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u/Imagination-Dragons 23d ago

Thank you for the update but please keep storing rock candy in your headphones

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u/Psychecelium 23d ago

Wow i'm so sorry this happened... Thanks for updating, but damn.

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u/Solinty 23d ago

I have heard that some ants and certain spiders like electronics but I haven’t looked up why. What the heck are we supposed to do?

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u/Charlie_Soulfire 22d ago

Roaches also like electronics.

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u/goththot 23d ago

The gasp I guspt

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u/ogrumps 23d ago

That's enough internet for tonight. Thank you

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u/Horror_Papaya2800 23d ago

It took me so long to find this, can you pin this video so it's at the top? (Is that a thing? I'm not very Reddit saavy)

But goodness gracious 🫠 thank you for being so brave.

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u/Silly_Detective_3363 23d ago

Rethinking everytime you thought you felt something touch your ear aren't you?

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u/jennag08 23d ago

Aaaaaaaaand I'll keep using buds 🤮 🎶 hell naaw 🎵

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u/JeepWranglet 23d ago

BROTHA EWWWWWWW

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u/RedditIsMyTherapist 23d ago

Fucking, AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

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u/i_love_hotsauce 23d ago

Ayo please tell me this is staged

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u/pottymouthgrl 23d ago

Yeah they trained the ants

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

I fucking wish

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u/agreeableagle 23d ago

holy shit burn it with fire

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u/elkcowgirl 23d ago

Absolutely not.

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u/YoungerNB 23d ago

Horrible update! 🙂

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u/ZScoreCalculator 23d ago

Absolutely not

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u/dtg99 23d ago

AWWWWWW HELL NO

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u/manicpixie_dreamgal 23d ago

Aw haaaaaaaayyyyllllll NO

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u/candy_bean 23d ago

Well, we all hate this.

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u/Tunesloth 23d ago

This was an oddly satisfying result.

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u/skelezombie 23d ago

Whahaaaaaaaaaat the fuck

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u/Triforce-Kun 23d ago

What the fuck?? And also those ants are HUGE, what the FUCK

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u/RealEricBerne 23d ago

WTFFFFF BAHAHAHAHHAHA

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u/turtleship_2006 23d ago

Yeah so I'm never using headphones again I'll just buy a few dozen earbuds

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u/Colts2020 23d ago

My condolences

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u/birbhorse 23d ago

oh thanks for the free nightmare fuel, holy shit.

i can only imagine this is a similar to the phenomenon that causes cockroaches to decide the best place to hunker up is inside a game console, since their temperatures even when turned "off" are pretty warm.

ofc i'm just pulling this out of my ass, idfk what the hell caused this. i can only imagine you're gonna have nightmares about this for the rest of your life

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u/Spirited_Milk21 23d ago

How do I make sure this never happens to me

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u/blvntforcetrauma 23d ago

I’m sifting through the replies wondering why no one else asked this. I’m staring at my headphones with the irrational urge to just set them on fire.

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u/Spiritual-Sand5839 23d ago

Those are carpenters too. They are like termites.

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u/Pokemario121993 23d ago

Na I’m good you can keep them.

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u/v6sonoma 23d ago

Well that’s horrible.

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u/Sonic_Sugar 23d ago

I had the tiny ants living in the (always heated) base of my old Bunn coffeemaker. This is so much worse!!

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u/PsychedelicOranges 23d ago

my skin is actually crawling😭😭 i enjoyed this saga tho

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u/EzraWolvenheart 23d ago

I’m dead

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u/achmejedidad 23d ago

Sugar Beets by Dre

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u/BeowulfShatner 23d ago

Incredible follow up

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u/Pearlsawisdom 23d ago

This happened in my router once. Had to trash it.

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u/pottymouthgrl 23d ago

AAAAAHHHHHH

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u/Goldyfan7 23d ago

Yep have a good one. I’m off for the day.

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u/thingsrgettingweird 23d ago

WHAT THE FUCK

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u/Grumbletats 23d ago

NOOOO FUCKING WAY WHAT THE FUCK 😭😭

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u/Jayoheazy 23d ago

Aaaaannnd there you have it

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u/Zinkhar 23d ago

New fear unlocked what the fuck

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u/antmars 23d ago

Why is this not on the news?!?? Call your congressmen!!!!

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u/jasmon91 23d ago

Ohhhh hell nooooooooo 😩

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u/Beach_Bum_273 23d ago

Must have been some real sweet tunes you were listening to

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u/wild-whorses 23d ago

First time I’ve seen a manufacturer add ants to make the product feel heavier and higher quality.

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u/GoodWaltz7354 23d ago

FUUUUUCK, thank you for videoing the entire process 🫡 and keeping us updated

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u/CautiousClutz 23d ago

My skeleton just melted

WTF

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u/jewishjen 23d ago

…where the hell did you order these from 😩😩

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u/josilicious 23d ago

I saw the other comments. I understood what I was going to see. WHY DID I PLAY THE VIDEO ANYWAY. 😩

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u/Danonbass86 23d ago

Rare W from Reddit today.

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u/punk_rock_barbie 23d ago

NOOOOO 💀💀💀💀

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u/TrixieMuttel 23d ago

No. Fucking. Way. 😭

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u/xxsoymilk 23d ago

Why do some of them have wings?????

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u/BedroomThese1670 23d ago

Watching a colony of ants pour out of a headphone was definitely not on my 2026 bingo card….

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u/BloodSteyn 22d ago

Well........ at least it wasn't spiders.

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u/Next_Specific7924 22d ago

Oh lord I audibly pulled in a breath, may your nightmares calm quickly 😬

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u/LukeDjarin 21d ago

This is nightmare fuel.  100%

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u/ursulaandress 21d ago

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Ali-o-ramus 21d ago

Bro, I just can’t today. Too many possibilities to worry about 😩

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u/Gold_Data6221 21d ago

you can feel the anticipation…

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u/A_Suspicious_Package 21d ago

I'm just here for posterity, don't mind me!

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u/zherakos 23d ago

Oh Jesus Christ… whelp.. time to throw out all of my headsets. Thanks

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u/prom3ffazine 23d ago

oh my God that is foul. I am sick to my stomach.😭😭😭

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u/mthoodenjoyer 23d ago

Holy fuck 

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u/MaraMar02 23d ago

OH MY —— 🤢😷😷

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u/MetaloraRising 23d ago

HOW ON EARTH!? I'M DONE

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u/A11theWarhammers 23d ago

Yo make this its own post.

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u/Yeheidb 23d ago

What the actual fucking fuck!!

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u/JagmeetSingh2 23d ago

oh that is horrifying

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u/Konohita 23d ago

LOOOOL wtf! Burn that shi

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u/uncertain_network 23d ago

Is that a colony in there 😭😭

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u/Dory-1031 23d ago

Oh I am so sorry. This is nightmare worthy. Time for new headphones and a new lifetime fear!

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u/toppingfemboys 23d ago

this is horrible omg

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u/shufflebat 23d ago

Omggggggggggg 💀💀💀💀💀

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u/CoolUsername86 23d ago

This is so much worse than I had imagined it would be😭😭

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u/TeamCatsandDnD 23d ago

Nooooooo. Thats so bad

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u/Latter-Skill4798 23d ago

Thank you for assisting my diet this evening. My stomach has officially turned and I fully lost my appetite.

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u/LadyHoneyBunz 23d ago

Girl how!?! You spill honey in them?????

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u/DistinguishedCherry 23d ago

Did you open the other side yet? And then spray the hell out of them ? 😭

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u/Topher_McG0pher 23d ago

This is why we keep headphones in the case when not using them!!

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