30+ Times People On The Internet Asked ‘What If…?’ And Learned Something Unexpected
The world is so big that we cannot already understand and know everything about it. Plenty of discoveries are waiting to be made every day, and these people are paving the way to the future! They took the initiative to satisfy their curiosity and, as a result, taught us all something new.
If you've ever asked yourself the question, "What if?" now's the time to test out your theory... Or just let these people do it for you!
What If You Cry With A Spray Tan On?
Turns out spray tans and tears don't mix, so if you're looking to be bronzed, try to pick a day where you're not sad. If you're sad all the time like the rest of us, then just learn how to hold it in.
What If You Leave A Black Shirt In The Sun For Years?
Apparently, leaving a black shirt in the sun in the back of a car for years gives it a free, zero-effort dye-job that can definitely not be found in stores.
What If You Use The Same Spoon For 45 Years?
This grandma has used the same spoon in her coffee for about 45 years to the point where the edge of the spoon has become a square. That's one sturdy spoon. They don't make like this anymore.
What If We Electrocuted Metal?
This is how titanium gets color with different voltages. The process is called anodizing titanium. Basically, when a current passes through it, it creates heat, which oxidizes (rusts) a thin, even layer on the surface.
Different thicknesses in the oxide layer make it refract different wavelengths, which creates different colors.
What If We Left A Record In A Hot Car?
A record will melt in a hot car, so if you're going to try this, I suggest only using outdated records that you never want to listen to again. It could make for some nice room decor afterward, though.
What If You Go Swimming In A Hot Spring In The Winter?
This is what happens when you go swimming in a hot spring when it's -40° outside. At that point, I would be too scared that if my hair would get frozen it would just snap off.
What If You Leave Cabbage Alone Too Long?
Here's what happens when you leave half a cabbage in the fridge too long. It becomes its own entity and becomes alive again and starts growing leaves. I wonder if you can still cook it.
What If Light Could Be Separated?
When the door is closed almost all the way, each of the four bulbs in the bathroom emits its own distinct beam of light into the room. So, in a way, the light is divided!
What If You Leave Out Beet Juice?
This is what happened when someone accidentally left a bowl of beet juice on the counter. The top layer curdled and created a really neat effect. It almost looks like it should be framed.
What If All The Pipes Burst?
This is what happens to a basketball court when all the pipes underneath it burst. It ends up looking like you're drunk with blurred vision and no sense of gravity anymore.
What If You Microwave The Whole Bag?
What happens when a bag of chips is microwaved is that it shrinks and gains a new, harder texture. They could make for some pretty trendy cool chains if you squish them right.
What If You Put A Coconut In The Freezer?
Coconuts will crack open in the freezer and be ready to eat. Imagine all the sweet treats you could make this way! You could add milk and make coconut ice cream, you could mix it in a drink...the opportunities are endless!
What If Lightning Struck A Golf Course?
The result is what looks like a green monster with spreading veins that's about to burst out from the underworld. Or just cracks of color on the green. Although the first option is more fun.
What If You Let Water Run Over Cement For Years?
The water wore away the concrete top layer, washing it out completely and revealing a display of rocks and pebbles that is much more aesthetically appealing than good old gray concrete.
What If You Leave A Bag Of Grass Seed Out?
Nature will always find a way. I'd say just leave this in the middle of the lawn and see how long it takes before it takes over the whole lawn without you having to do any of the hard work.
What If You Use Blue Dye Without Gloves?
She didn't notice that her glove broke while dyeing her hair blue, and now her hands look like they're morphing into an alien species from a land far, far away.
What If Not All Acidic Fruits Floated In Water?
Turns out that only lemons float, while limes sink. It'd be interesting to also toss a bunch of fruit and veggies in the water and compare which ones float. It's probably an easy Google search, but it's more fun doing it yourself.
What If You Put Food Coloring In Water For Roses?
If you put blue food coloring in a white rose's water, it dyes them in such a beautiful way. Roses don't normally come in blue, so this would make for a truly unique bouquet.
What If You Leave Fruit Out For Six Months?
This is what happens if you leave an apple and a banana for six months in an office locker. Who knows what else was left behind? I wouldn't want to be the one who has to find out.
What If We Burn Wood At A High Voltage?
Burning wood at a high voltage ends up imprinting it if there's a rock behind it. It ends up looking like a beautiful painting. Odds are it just falls into ashes if there's nothing behind it afterward if you go too far, though.
What If Hair Gets Caught In A Zipper?
Although this was an accidental experiment, when a hair got caught in a zipper, it came out holding the shape of the zipper's mechanism. It's weird to see lifeless hair take such sharp angles.
What If You Age Play-Doh?
This is what happened when someone opened a decades-old Play-Doh container. They found that it had grown crystals. Maybe if you leave it even longer it'll grow some diamonds too!
What If You Heat Up Marbles?
This is what happens when you heat an ordinary marble over a flame then immediately drop it into cold water. It creates a beautiful jewel that could probably be sold for at least five times the price of the original marble.
What If Nature Could Move Pavement?
Nature is stronger than we think. It might not have a set of hands, but this storm literally picked up and moved this road. That's more strength than any of us could ever possess.
What If We Refilled A Container Soap With Clear Soap?
This person refilled their soap container with clear soap, and they noticed that the leftover white soap rose up like a lava lamp. If there's a way to make it glow in the dark, you'll have the coolest DIY decor.
What If You Took A Picture While Your Phone Vibrated?
This person tried to take a picture of the Chicago skyline and their phone happened to vibrate mid-shutter and resulted in this unedited, wavy and trippy picture instead. It definitely looks more unique this way.
What If You Used One Shovel To Plant 90,000 Trees?
Not sure which is the cooler part, the wear effect on the overused shovel that shortened it by at least five inches, or that someone planted 90,000 trees and is slowly saving the environment.
What If You Just Leave An Artichoke Out?
Artichokes have never looked better. I would let them grow just to have this beautiful purple entity living in my house. It definitely beats how artichokes normally look. Why are we getting in the way of this process?
What If You Leave Maple Syrup Alone For Years?
These crystals were found at the bottom of a bottle of maple syrup that sat in the back of a refrigerator for a few years. They may not hold much value, but they're still pretty.
What If You Look At The Shadow Of Glasses With Different Lenses?
"I am shortsighted on the left and farsighted on the right eye. This is what happens when the sun shines through my glasses."
This is when science class comes in handy. One lense is convergent and one is divergent, which makes the light focus differently.
What If Light Reflected Off Of Freshly Paved Tarmac?
The sun hit this freshly paved tarmac just right and made a real-life rainbow road through polarized lenses. It looks like the secret road that brings you to Lalaland, the land where all dreams come true.
What If You Wear A Long Sleeve Shirt In 180 Mile Winds?
This what happens to a long-sleeved shirt in 180mph winds. Ideally, when the winds are that strong, you should probably stay home and not go outside. Winds shouldn't be able to tear up your clothes.
What If You Let Coins Get Stuck In The Washing Machine?
This is a washed-out pound coin that got stuck in the washing machine waste filter for about six months. Although it should still be legally useable, it doesn't even look real anymore.
What If Oven Knobs Were Colorful?
The sun shining through the fish tank aligns so perfectly that each knob reflects a different color and creates a beautiful rainbow on the stove. This would definitely make cooking more fun.
What If Toolboxes Had A Better Use?
In my opinion, this is a much better use for a toolbox. Sauces make food taste so much better, and this ensures that you'll have just the right kind of sauce in abundance for every occasion.
What If You Separated The Cereal In Special K Boxes?
Although we all know the dried strawberries are the best part of Special K cereal, the truth is that the ratio of strawberries to cereal in two boxes of Special K is completely uneven and unfair.
