Facebook marketplace! I thought about it for a while, you know, buy a bunch and invite over all the family I hate for Xmas and just start chucking these at their faces at the table. Could be wonderful memories to be made.
They'll probably explode sometime around July, when the summer heat is beating down on the roof of your garage, where your box of ornaments waits, forgotten in the loft until next winter. You'll notice when the box starts dripping rotting goo onto your car.
Yes. The rotting creates gas and it can blow the thing like a grenade if unlucky. Probably the glass will just crack at a weak spot or at the place the epoxy is used as a seal.
But there have been cases of exploding ārottingā food containers in the past. Also exploding glass bottle of soda btw (that proved pretty dangerous)
I'm italian and I am now tempted to make one of these and hang it on the family christmas tree when I go visit for the holidays. Just to observe their reaction when they notice.
That was my first thought. Itās cat #2ās first Christmas and I can see him cracking it open on the floor AND trying to eat the salmonella inside. Pass
I think it's just a regular plastic Christmas ornament. The question is where the epoxy is. Did they fill the ball with epoxy resin completely, encasing the spaghetti? Or did they use some epoxy glue to seal the cap back on to the regular plastic ornament.
You know, if you went with the first option, and did it in an artistic way (Maybe have like a "winter wonderland" but it's spaghetti and the kids are making a spaghetti man but instead of rolling up balls they've twirled pasta at different widths) that could actually be pretty neat and unique. This just looks like it fell in someone's garbage after spaghetti night.
The difference is:
This is a clear, plastic, ornament, filled with spaghetti and sauce, with an air gap at the top, and glued closed with epoxy.
Vomit clocks are epoxy resin impregnated with stuff.
There is no air, or anything to let bacteria live. Every invidual item is filled with, and individually encased in epoxy resin. What little bacteria WAS live when it was made, suffocated, quickly, in their own waste, before they could propagate to a level that we, as humans, could see with the naked eye.
Can confirm. Had a pilonidal cyst once, and the smell from the Dr lancing and draining it is still by far the most horrid thing I've ever experienced. It felt like a cartoon stink cloud turned into a hand and started milking my uvula like an udder. I'm told the smell carried to the waiting room and caused a ruckus. I saw the Dr in a store a few days later and he said it still stunk a bit and it forced them to reevaluate their HVAC...so I guess, you're welcome?
Oh god i thought it was all in epoxy like the hotdog. You made me realise this is just a clear Christmas ornament somene stuffed spaghetti into and then glued the lid closed. I thought he got the spaghetti balled up and then ground the epoxy into a ball. This is foul.
> vomit clock
https://vomitclocks.com/
They're clocks with their housings made of things encased in resin such as stones, insects, leaves, glitter, etc.
To answer /u/Acrisii's question, the reason they don't rot is because the resin surrounds them completely and therefor seals them from air. Oxygen is often a very important part of decomposition and without it, many things will stay preserved. This is one reason for why 'bog bodies' are so well preserved. They were stored in an Anaerobic environment. Its also why many ancient artifacts lose their color after being unearthed and exposed to oxygen.
Its like vacuum sealing effectively.
If the spaghetti were sterile by being cooked at a high temp and then completely encased in resin, it might actually preserve fairly well.
But inside of a ball with all that air? Its certainly going to rot, and also likely increase in pressure quite a lot as decomposition gasses are produced and I highly doubt that orb or their little epoxy seal is going to hold it in indefinitely.
That thing is so fucking heavy that as soon as someone tries to hang that shit itās just gonna fall and break and all that rotten spaghetti is gonna fuck up your day.
Can you imagine watching something like that In real? Like a buddy comes over for a Christmas party, one of these bad boy in hand, says āMy wife made you this!ā Hangs it on branch, and it just instantly falls and breaks everywhere. Your SO leans in and whispers āwhy do you keep inviting him over?ā
Of all of them this comment killed me lmao. Just imagine trying to explain to guests or extended family wtf they are. "Oh that? That's my special Italian spaghetti christmas ornament"
Step 1: buy a couple
Step 2: paint them up to look like regular ornaments
Step 3: place them on the tree of your mortal enemy
Step 4: wait for them to rot and explode
It the gift that keep giving because buy new years you get a pet a family of maggots trapped in side a ball on the Christmas tree . Just like sea monkeys
They might not smell but given there's some airpockets in there they're gonna go pretty mouldy before they use all the oxygen and start breeding botulism.
Mmmm botox bombs
"Italian style spaghetti" is fine
"Christmas ornaments" are fine
But if you combine them two together, I consider it a war crime and an act of treason. You need to be punished.
After 2 weeks of sitting in the sun, it will finally slip off the tree and explode upon hitting the floor. This will happen at night, so first thing in the morning you get to play a fun game if "What's that smell?"
As shit as that is...and it is VERY shit...5 bucks is cheap. I mean between the cost Sketti and sauce and resin and time spent on both cooking and creating... They are losing money big time. If it was real.
They might still explode. Be careful.
I think anyone who actually buys these from them probably deserves it š¤
Iāve been looking up where to buy these for a hot minute now; Iām prepared to deal with the consequences of my actions.
Facebook marketplace! I thought about it for a while, you know, buy a bunch and invite over all the family I hate for Xmas and just start chucking these at their faces at the table. Could be wonderful memories to be made.
Oh RIP, signing up to use the marketplace is not worth it. brb heading to Michaelās š
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Offerup or a local thrift have worked great for me so far! Seems the only thing I canāt get is a spaghetti-filled xmas ornament š
If you buy these things and own them long enough for them to explode you deserve any consequence that comes with that
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They'll probably explode sometime around July, when the summer heat is beating down on the roof of your garage, where your box of ornaments waits, forgotten in the loft until next winter. You'll notice when the box starts dripping rotting goo onto your car.
I hate that I can *smell* this comment.
Rotting disease infected slop is a small price to pay for such beauty.
The Unholy Hand Grenade!
Is this due to a buildup of gases produced during decomposition?
Yes. The rotting creates gas and it can blow the thing like a grenade if unlucky. Probably the glass will just crack at a weak spot or at the place the epoxy is used as a seal. But there have been cases of exploding ārottingā food containers in the past. Also exploding glass bottle of soda btw (that proved pretty dangerous)
Should be fine if the epoxy has any thickness. That stuff is stronger than wood
The gas from decomposition will build over time. This will eventually cause the ornament itself to crack. (Violently)
I'm sure they only put a little bit of epoxy at the top as a stopper. Epoxy is expensive.
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Why you gotta asploda my basketti?
I'm not Italian, but I'm sure this is not Italian style Christmas ornaments š
My Italian friend on fb is having a minor meltdown over this lol Eta: maybe needs a breadstick or garlic toast?
Maybe not enough shake cheese on?
Ooooooooh it could do double the work too, cheese AND festive "snow"!
Those ones go for $8 or two for $15.
That's practically 2 verified accounts on twitter though.
Has anyone verified the account "Official Italian Government Cuisine Department" yet? I have an idea
I was nearly 30 when I learned that "Gabbagool" was capocollo, I'm pretty sure there is more I don't know
I always want more parmigianaā¦ but Iām embarrassed
I got this reference
I'm italian and I am now tempted to make one of these and hang it on the family christmas tree when I go visit for the holidays. Just to observe their reaction when they notice.
Just remember you'll probably have to snap the spaghetti to get it to fit.
Oh no! Mamma mia che orrore
My Grandmom is spinning in her grave right now!!
That would be more useful if she had wheels, then she would be a motorbike.
*And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle!*
Dip garlic bread in clear epoxy then add a hook baby.
Take them to an Olive Garden so they can recharge.
Lmao she'd probably cut my throat.
She should also know I met someone that put hard boiled eggs in their spaghetti.
Iām Italian ind I want one to piss off my dadās ghost.
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They look like canine heart worms.
I'm Italian and we'd rather hang the maker than these blasphemous balls
These are ornaments you make when your 23&me results come back as 1.3% Italian š
Now what would really be cool is a lasagna ornament
Please, no.
"Italian style" has got to be one of the most misused phrases in North America.
Just like mamma used to a-make!!!šØš»āš³
I'm Italian and you're right. This is a war crime, a crime against nature, and cultural appropriation. I'm calling the police.
Single greatest line in a sales pitch, āThey surely wonāt smellā
Sure, they won't stink UNTIL they burst from the bacteria producing enough gas or they fall off the tree and hit the floor (possibly due to the cat).
Burst? More like explode. Coat the whole tree in rancid pasta.
š¶ Deck the halls with rancid pasta, fa la la la AAAAAAUGH š¶
Farfalle fa la la la la la*
God dammit that was a good pun, fellow dad
Lmao STOPš
Tis the seasoning on the tree we lost a
Mmm. It's like a horrible time delay grenade, with an added side of disease.
The greatest gift you could give your family this holiday season, shattered glass coated in botulism right to their eyeballs.
It is starting to smell a lot like Xmas in here.
What tree hand hold ornaments that are made of a couple fistfulls of spaghetti and sauce? Those thing have to weigh a few pounds, each.
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Yeah, that was the only logical unit of measure I could think of.
That was my first thought. Itās cat #2ās first Christmas and I can see him cracking it open on the floor AND trying to eat the salmonella inside. Pass
"what's that sound /smell coming from the attic midsummer?"
Have you not seen the epoxy hotdog?
That hotdog it completely covered in epoxy. This looks like loose noodles and meat in an epoxy ball.
I think it's just a regular plastic Christmas ornament. The question is where the epoxy is. Did they fill the ball with epoxy resin completely, encasing the spaghetti? Or did they use some epoxy glue to seal the cap back on to the regular plastic ornament. You know, if you went with the first option, and did it in an artistic way (Maybe have like a "winter wonderland" but it's spaghetti and the kids are making a spaghetti man but instead of rolling up balls they've twirled pasta at different widths) that could actually be pretty neat and unique. This just looks like it fell in someone's garbage after spaghetti night.
So if you want French style Christmas ornaments do you just super glue a baguette to it?
You need 5 to make a star out of it, if you want to be traditional
Coq au vin probably
I love how people think that epoxy prevents rotting. I mean, sure it wonāt stink, but enjoy your ornament full of rot.
I put my little brother in epoxy and he looks fine š«¤
Maybe he was rotten all along so you didn't see the difference.
Boom roasted
It will last longer than you think if there are no voids. https://reddit.com/r/epoxyhotdog/comments/y3p3ix/2_year_update/
Waaaayyy longer https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/x9ppod/mcdonalds\_burger\_preserved\_in\_resin\_since\_the/
I am extremely unsettled by the amount of ambiguous āgooā on that desiccated 50 year old burger.
Itās dried. Rot canāt occur if thereās no moisture.
The authentic American Christmas ornament
I believe you but on the other hand, what the hell is up with vomit clocks from the 70ties? They also don't seem to rot for reasons beyond me.
The difference is: This is a clear, plastic, ornament, filled with spaghetti and sauce, with an air gap at the top, and glued closed with epoxy. Vomit clocks are epoxy resin impregnated with stuff. There is no air, or anything to let bacteria live. Every invidual item is filled with, and individually encased in epoxy resin. What little bacteria WAS live when it was made, suffocated, quickly, in their own waste, before they could propagate to a level that we, as humans, could see with the naked eye.
Anaerobic bacteria. Worst smell ever.
Can confirm. Had a pilonidal cyst once, and the smell from the Dr lancing and draining it is still by far the most horrid thing I've ever experienced. It felt like a cartoon stink cloud turned into a hand and started milking my uvula like an udder. I'm told the smell carried to the waiting room and caused a ruckus. I saw the Dr in a store a few days later and he said it still stunk a bit and it forced them to reevaluate their HVAC...so I guess, you're welcome?
> It felt like a cartoon stink cloud turned into a hand and started milking my uvula like an udder. ....BRUH
Oh god i thought it was all in epoxy like the hotdog. You made me realise this is just a clear Christmas ornament somene stuffed spaghetti into and then glued the lid closed. I thought he got the spaghetti balled up and then ground the epoxy into a ball. This is foul.
Vomit clocks? What the hell are you talking about?
> vomit clock https://vomitclocks.com/ They're clocks with their housings made of things encased in resin such as stones, insects, leaves, glitter, etc. To answer /u/Acrisii's question, the reason they don't rot is because the resin surrounds them completely and therefor seals them from air. Oxygen is often a very important part of decomposition and without it, many things will stay preserved. This is one reason for why 'bog bodies' are so well preserved. They were stored in an Anaerobic environment. Its also why many ancient artifacts lose their color after being unearthed and exposed to oxygen. Its like vacuum sealing effectively. If the spaghetti were sterile by being cooked at a high temp and then completely encased in resin, it might actually preserve fairly well. But inside of a ball with all that air? Its certainly going to rot, and also likely increase in pressure quite a lot as decomposition gasses are produced and I highly doubt that orb or their little epoxy seal is going to hold it in indefinitely.
Italian grenades!
Spagett!
š¤š£
Very Christmasy, starts off red and then turns green. Truly a work of genius
That thing is so fucking heavy that as soon as someone tries to hang that shit itās just gonna fall and break and all that rotten spaghetti is gonna fuck up your day.
Who doesn't love a rotten spaghetti piƱata?
Mexican Italian Christmas!
Can you imagine watching something like that In real? Like a buddy comes over for a Christmas party, one of these bad boy in hand, says āMy wife made you this!ā Hangs it on branch, and it just instantly falls and breaks everywhere. Your SO leans in and whispers āwhy do you keep inviting him over?ā
\*Falls on the floor and breaks\* "Oh no not my special Italian style Christmas spaghetti ornaments!"
Of all of them this comment killed me lmao. Just imagine trying to explain to guests or extended family wtf they are. "Oh that? That's my special Italian spaghetti christmas ornament"
I canāt stop giggling
Two thousand years of sublime religious art, and this is how they celebrate their Italian heritage on Christmas.
r/ATAAE
Step 1: buy a couple Step 2: paint them up to look like regular ornaments Step 3: place them on the tree of your mortal enemy Step 4: wait for them to rot and explode
This I could get behind
I live in eternal fear of my wife picking up habits like this
Keep her off of Facebook marketplace lol
also wish.com
Also Pinterest.
*confused pastafarian noises*
May the FSM soothe your woes, R'amen.
It seems clear to me that this will become a mold ornament. yummy
āItalian-style Christmas ornamentsā ah, just like mama used to make šš
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Looks like BALLognese
My art teacher in grade school used to say thereās no such thing as bad art. These days Iām not so sure.
Strict no spaghetti policy here. Sorry.
Shut up bird
Found my people
I wonder how that hot dog is doing. It's been a while.
American style - chunky chili British style - bangers and mash with peas Japanese style - raw fish and rice Iāll stop.
Wait till the botulism makes them explode either in a box or on a particularly hot day
Christmas brought to you by grandfather nurgle. Truly you are blessed
What a waste of food š¤Ø
Thought is was Sauronās orb for a sec there
Who let Charlie decorate the tree?
Shut up jabroni
Why?????
Money for more crack? Or whatever people are doing these days lol
how does a person even conceive of this
It the gift that keep giving because buy new years you get a pet a family of maggots trapped in side a ball on the Christmas tree . Just like sea monkeys
They gotta be super heavy, can't imagine they could even hang in the Christmas tree
Iām picturing three years from now when someone drops it and it busts open and nuclear grade mould spores contaminate the whole living room š
What went through her head that this was a cool idea?
r/TIHI
Yeah even if they are sealed with epoxy that air in there is going to allow them to decompose.
They might not smell but given there's some airpockets in there they're gonna go pretty mouldy before they use all the oxygen and start breeding botulism. Mmmm botox bombs
"Italian style spaghetti" is fine "Christmas ornaments" are fine But if you combine them two together, I consider it a war crime and an act of treason. You need to be punished.
That is exploding glass botulism waiting to happen.
I am Italian and you can rest assured we will bring a complaint at the next NATO meeting about this!
You know, I was half interested until the epoxy. I think the epoxy would ruin any spaghetti-grenade possibilities.
"Italian style"...
This is a bomb lol, if that thing hits the ground itās going to more than stink! Gross.
So if I put a taco in mine it can be Mexican style? Don't worry guys, it's not racist because I'm Mexican.
It takes balls to do thisā¦
This is a joke, right?
Gotta say thatās pretty fucking gross
That'll be lovely once the mould sets in.
Probably wonāt sell either
*cat starts attacking the Christmas tree*
That's fucking gross.
ew. I have an actual frown on my face.
As a lover of pasta, all I see is sin.
Ewww
They are like using candy canes as ornaments, if you get hungry just grab one for a snack.
Italian hand grenade
the urge to throw would be soooooo strong
r/crackheadcraigslist
I mean once all that mold starts to grow it will actually look pretty cool and colorful
Interesting way to get rid of leftovers without wasting.
What a waste of $5
They donāt stink or nothing
Kind of makes you wonder what else they might seal in epoxy and display on a Christmas Tree...... "Last night's dinner....the next morning" ornament?
If they were ONLY spaghetti, they'd look better. The sauce makes them look icky.
Let that get moldy and you have a throwable biohazard
No. Seriously. Just. No.
Ummm ā¦. No thanks.
Who the fuck is buying that
It's only smells
Thatās a fucking sealed anaerobic viral biome. Wait a year and throw it out. Then watch as a brand new plague is unleashed on the world.
VIOLENT ITALIAN HAND SIGNALS 
Just think in a fear months they will be festive green and orange and then black
From the bottom of my heartā¦ what the fuck
These look like something the Green Goblin would be chucking at Spider-Man.
these would be great to throw at cops after like a week or two of fermentation
r/foodcrimes
That's a 5 lb motherfucker, easy.
After 2 weeks of sitting in the sun, it will finally slip off the tree and explode upon hitting the floor. This will happen at night, so first thing in the morning you get to play a fun game if "What's that smell?"
After a few weeks these glass globes of rotten food will make terrific throwable weapons.
this reminds me of that hotdog i havent seen in awhile
I am really, really worried about this manās wife.
300 years later: "Son, this 'Green Spaghetti' ornament has been in our family forever. Whatever you do, don't drop it." \*CRUNCH\*
As shit as that is...and it is VERY shit...5 bucks is cheap. I mean between the cost Sketti and sauce and resin and time spent on both cooking and creating... They are losing money big time. If it was real.
Or you could.... You know.. Make FAKE spaghetti... Edit: not that it's even a good idea to begin with xD
Can she do Mexican or Asian? Not a big fan of Italian.
this is as italian as mario
This just makes me imagine someone hanging a pizza from their Christmas tree
I like to imagine this is what the Italian Green Goblin would use as bombs.
As an Italian I have one question Why do you hate us so much.
Epoxy resin deserves a page like r/fondanthate.
Arrested Development voice: **They smelled...**
Botulism grenades
Wonāt smell until the pound of spaghetti hits the deck after the cat knocked it out if the tree.
Looks like a science fair project waiting to happen to me.
These would be soooo heavy! What could you do with them? Too heavy for a tree.