all 49 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 130 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] 79 points 1 month ago (16 children)

I mean, a salad spinner would do the same thing, but it wouldn't add the extra mop water flavor we all love.

  • source
  • hideshow 16 child comments
  • [–] 50 points 1 month ago (12 children)

    I still don’t know how mop water always converges to the same flavour with repeated use, even in different environments.

    Like, the mop in a commercial garage, your grocery store (unless it’s been used to clean up an oil spill), and in your basement all produce very similar tasting water.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 12 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    What about a mop used in a bar?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    You'd think it'd be more tangy what with all the dried piss on the floor in the men's, but no. It evens out still.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Even bathroom mops tend to converge on that same flavour.

    I did a stint as a grounds keeper at a theme park, so I’m familiar with mop water from bathrooms to back offices, to fast food floors, grocery stores, commercial garages, and office space. I even mopped a laser tag room — that one was epic, you have no idea how much stuff people lose while playing laser tag, I found two watches and tons of change, all sorts of stuff. Dusty as heck though.

    As I mentioned elsewhere, no, I have not experienced bar mop water except one time when drunk, so not a fair sample.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    I’ve only extended bar mop when my friend threw up all over the bar and they made us clean it up.

    She ate a bunch of fruit loops or something so it was like this weird strong sour fruity smell. Thinking about it makes me feel gross.

    So I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure if not used to clean up fruit loops vomit it would be similar. I’ve used a lot of mops in a lot of places.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    You are joking but the dust in IT equipment almost always has a distinct smell in the same type of business (e.g. medical).

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I’m not joking though!

    Mop buckets are surprisingly homogeneous in smell across environments. With the exception of getting them filled with oil, which gets its own stale rancid smell, but that’s for other reasons.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    What do you have against mop water, punk?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 53 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    As somewhat of a mop enthusiast this is admittedly an area of functionality I had not previously considered.

  • source
  • hideshow 10 child comments
  • [–] 40 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    Instance name bizarrely checks out.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 34 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Well for some reason I couldn't find a mop-based Lemmy instance so I hosted my own.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Okay, I'll bite. Tell us more about mops.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Well when it comes to mop techniques it comes down to 2 standard motions, the figure 8 and the linear stroke technique. The technique used is determined by several factors: room size, mop type, and floor material. Now, when it comes to choosing a mop there are several more factors than just room size and floor material. Mop head material, handle type, mop style (standard, powered, steam, spin). Now, if you're looking for a good all around mop recommendation I would have to give it up to the O-Cedar EasyWring Microfiber Spin Mop, it excels in most mop related functions and should make the mopper in your life happy.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 23 points 1 month ago

    First image I've seen that I want to be AI generated

  • source
  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I hate this and I hate you. Thank you

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Freeze the strained pasta water for use as decorative ice cubes for dinner.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I have the version with a water tank to rinse. Should be handy to hold the sauce.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    Just put it in the washing machine and let it spin. No need to use your own muscles.

  • source
  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Now I wanna use my salad spinner to do this.

  • source
  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Its supposed to be spinning in the second picture right? But how?

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    It genuinely does though gang. It’s a funny meme but it genuinely does.

  • source
  • [+] -9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    And yet Americans still have the pig headed arrogance to think they have a valid culinary opinion.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments