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[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Why not just advice people to rinse with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide? It's harder to misunderstand.

[โ€“] SwifferWetjet@thelemmy.club 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You said MD 20/20 and hydrogen sulfate right into my eyeballs? You got it doc๐Ÿ˜Ž

Poor little Johnny, for he is no more.

As what he thought was H2O, was H2SO4.

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

๐Ÿคฆ Just use soap and a soft brush.

[โ€“] SwifferWetjet@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 month ago

Like, a hairbrush?

[โ€“] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i'm pretty sure they said hydrazine. i was right there watching them talk while i listened to music

[โ€“] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

because water is far widely available than alcohol or hydrogen peroxide...

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And not because it would sting like hell?

(that we the joke BTW)

[โ€“] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i am not sure, i have never tried to pour alcohol into my eye...

[โ€“] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Give it a shot some time. Live a little. Life is all about experiencing new things.

[โ€“] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Eyeball Paul was ahead of his time

[โ€“] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Hydrogen peroxide is called oxygenated water in Spanish. H202, makes sense if you think about it.

I'll see myself out.

[โ€“] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Here, dump this beer can over my face, the doctor said so.