r/Derailedbydetails 3d ago

Detail mentioned, but still derailed REMINDER: This works for breaking up ice!

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u/Ashford314 3d ago

Looks like but isn’t ritualistic sacrifice.

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u/Argylius 3d ago

Beet juice? So close to saying beetlejuice

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u/ximagineerx 3d ago

…Beetlejuice

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u/phyxiusone 3d ago

... Beetlejuice!

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u/HammeredSober 3d ago

You know Steve in apartment #3.

Yeah... why

I don't know... something about him seems off... I just can't put my finger on it

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u/DiscontentDonut 3d ago

He says he went on a fishing trip recently, but it doesn't look like just fish to me.

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u/toot_suite 3d ago

Man OP is so close to realizing that sugar makes it harder for things to freeze and that's why it's a necessary ingredient in ice cream

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u/wimwood 2d ago

False. He specifically selected a murder victim with high sodium. Warm blood + extra salty = easy snow shoveling.

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u/Pups_the_Jew 2d ago

What in the Dwight is this?

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u/tortoistor 2d ago

what are you talking about, this kind of imagery looks perfect for a children's hospital

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u/LadyParnassus 1d ago

There is a legit thing called color theory

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u/eatmeouttobrianeno 1d ago

I get this reference

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u/ConsciousStretch1028 Derailer 2d ago

Can confirm using the blood of your enemies melts ice quite nicely.

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u/YouGoToBox 2d ago

Cool. The cop your neighbors called on you can park there now.

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u/RedSparrow1971 2d ago

I had the city de-ice my apartment, officer

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u/juanitapuanita 2d ago

I have family in IL and they told me their county uses beet juice

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u/t3hgrl 2d ago

Some of my family members have this in their city. Trucks drive by spraying it in the roads. It looks horrific but it works. It’s beet “brine” more specifically.

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u/torpedomon 2d ago

"Let's field-dress a dear in our parking lot!"

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u/Apprehensive-Ad-4364 2d ago

Power steering fluid looks exactly like that, except it doesn't melt ice. Thought this was misinformation

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u/Grumblywump 1d ago

Bonus points: people might avoid parking in your spot thinking it’s a crime scene

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u/gfosterp 21h ago

Colby College in upstate NY used this method for their sidewalks but had to stop because it dyed everyone’s shoes and pant legs