Yesterday OMSI set out to break the world record for “largest baking soda and vinegar volcano”—and while it will take a while to confirm, they most likely succeeded. Meanwhile today, jerks on the internet set out to become “the biggest dicks ever” by making fun of OMSI’s volcano, and surprise! They succeeded as well. Apparently the sight of a 34-foot WORKING science project volcano didn’t meet up to the rigorous standards of those raised on Transformers movies. From Reddit:
And there’s much more where that came from. Now in the defense of these cranky people, OMSI could’ve done a better job of effectively managing peoples’ expectations—especially those of the jaded youth variety.
That being said, here’s a question for you adult jerks: HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN A BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR VOLCANO? Because if you haven’t, you never attended a public school. I’ve seen probably a dozen of them, and here’s what they DON’T do: Erupt with massive explosion, throwing lava and hot rocks hundreds of feet into the air, and wiping out the public school and everything around it for a ten mile radius. Why? Because science project volcanoes such as these would put a bit of a damper on the American educational system.
Here’s what normal-sized baking soda and vinegar volcanoes DO do: They burp, fizzle, take forever to work and then dribble white frothy stuff down the side (kind of like your grandpa’s orgasms, which I’m sorry for saying, but it’s true).
So with THAT in mind, watch the following video of OMSI’s world-record setting baking soda and vinegar volcano, and I think you’ll agree it’s pretty fun and impressive. (And apparently a lot of people got squirted with volcano jizz. That’s something you could complain about, I suppose. IF YOU WERE A FUN-HATING JERK.)
You’re mistaken. That wasn’t the sound of disappointed children but rather a collective “meh” from the hassle of hipsters (a group of hipsters is called a “hassle”) who saw it done much better at Burning Man in 2010. The volcano was 3x as large, it served as the playa’s primary location to wash dishes, and it featured new music from Burial, Aphex Twin, Tricky and Ishq. You’d have said “meh” too if you’d been at Burning Man, but you weren’t, were you, you corporate sellout. .
“Jerks Need to Shut Up About OMSI’s Baking Soda Volcano”
I find it odd that you continued writing.
Burning Man was so over and played out by 2010. LOL at you, jonesrich.
As a native gathered with other natives, we all collectively laughed & cheered in the heat at the silliest volcano. If you had gone, you would have felt the same.