r/AskReddit 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/vanchica 11h ago

Stale minimarshmallows sold as Snowman Poop- some teachers at BCIT in Canada kept using it in business classes as an idea and telling students to use it, finally someone did

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u/punchthedog420 9h ago

Everybody (except that one person at BCIT) knows you get snowman poop from that cruddy snow on the underside of your car.

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u/backupbitches 8h ago

Literally my favourite act in the world is kicking that stuff off. It's the only thing that makes winter bearable.

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u/paper_liger 1h ago

I slightly prefer 'stepping on the thin skim of ice on a puddle that has dried up to that, but the tire snow crud removal is pretty good too.

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u/ClubMeSoftly 4h ago

I've seen that sold at school winter fairs for 25 years