Just Let Scientists Write All Amazon Product Reviews
We try to think outside of the box a bit. After all, we appreciated Vincent Price cooking a fish in a dishwasher, and we dyed our kid's hair with Kool-Aid. But we have to hand it to the reviews that these scientists posted on Amazon, with the unusual ways they use household items for scientific purposes.
Everything from vibrators (to lure spiders out of their nests) to Pringles cans (to host young bird hatchlings) have unexpected uses. The Washington Post notes that "Tea strainers and colanders are one of the most-reviewed items, having been used to drain mashed testicles, sift bones out of cat feces and for 'sieving parasites out of poop.'" Poster John Birch noted that his son used the tea strainers in a science experiment to separate ants.
At any rate, the #reviewsforscience hashtag offers a variety of usage options for an entertaining read:
These are the best sea urchin collection tools for transporting urchins to the boat to be processed on-board. A snorkeler can easily swim with the racket with an urchin gently resting on the mesh to successfully bring it in. Highly recommend these! #reviewsforscience pic.twitter.com/i23GOrbWei
— Dr. Randi Rotjan (@RandiRotjan) February 4, 2018
Late to the #reviewsforscience party but wanted to share the best piece of gear for catching porcupines. PROS: perfect porcupine size, cheap, easily cleaned. CONS: cumbersome in thick veg & while climbing trees, needs a backpack attachment mechanism. #reviewforscience #fieldwork pic.twitter.com/detesfHDGm
— Cara Appel (@cl_appel) February 13, 2018
Which got us looking at our own household items with new eyes. A bobby pin to squeeze a toothpaste tube? Tie-dying in the microwave? A waffle iron to make hash browns? Using a French press to make infused liquors? What else should we be repurposing?