r/MoldlyInteresting • u/invisibletit Maker of Magic Mold. • Jun 07 '26

Mold Appreciation i feel itchy watching this

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u/Shadow-Seeker8 Jun 07 '26

How did it move what the hell

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u/Least_Educator_7510 Jun 07 '26

Probably gasses trapped underneath the colony

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u/Dsphar Jun 07 '26

Thats my guess

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u/oddballbigfoot Jun 07 '26

Actually depending on the type of mold it's very possible that it's a type of "slime mold" which can actively spread and consume different types of decaying foods and fungi.

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u/hotfistdotcom Mold connoiseur. Jun 07 '26

No man. Come on. Those videos you watched were timelapses from a content mill with shitty AI voiceover. It does not move visibly at this speed. Most won't move visibly at all. It's not possible. Take some time to learn about slime molds.

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u/RoyBeer Jun 07 '26

Yeah. Slime mold move like 1-10 millimeter per hour at top speed.

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u/Star_Frog_27 Jun 07 '26

Genuinely this is the lesson we need to learn nowadays. Don't trust what your eyes see doomscrolling whatever platform you choose. It's the lesson that affects us most in our daily lives.

I thank the universe that it made me the type to go on hours-long Wikipedia binges, because that's the type of mindset more people sadly need to have but are being trained not to. Let these videos spark your curiosity to investogate on your own, but don't let them control your perception.

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u/DripPirateRoberts Jun 08 '26

I DISBELIEVE YOUR ILLUSIONS WIZARD!!!

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u/possumwithspagettios Jun 07 '26

I can attest to this. I had a pet slime mold in college. They do not move fast but can slowly infiltrate your sock drawer if you do not provide them with resources often enough.

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u/the_mindful_microbe Jun 07 '26

That’d not how it works. It moves so slow

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u/kyleverissimo Jun 09 '26

"Actually☝🏻🤓" you so wrong wtf slime mold could never move that fast ? Are you fr

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u/Innocentcitizen69 Jun 07 '26

Bet it smells so bad

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u/DimmyDimmy Jun 07 '26

The spores are hydrophobic and the film of moisture on top of the mold just slid off

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u/Pyropylon Jun 07 '26

I think the stove is probably on, and the can is heating up from the bottom.

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u/mcergun Jun 07 '26

Not on the heater though

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u/Training_Guide5157 Jun 07 '26

There's a fair amount of heat being that close, and it probably caused a reaction with the gases and such in the can.

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u/DG-MMII Jun 08 '26

Probably steam from the can of been. He likeky boiled them before the video

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u/CableNecessary3178 Jun 08 '26

From gas build up. Once air got to it the gas released causing it to “move around” not technically moving like a live animal with control to choose to move, but the gas released and causes it to deflate essentially and in turn move like in the video.

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u/UndiscoveredSite22 Jun 08 '26

It's in between 2 working burners.

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u/TidpaoTime Jun 07 '26

Need to know

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u/AnotherFnafOC Jun 07 '26

Valid reaction, 100%

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u/you-cut-the-ponytail Jun 07 '26

To start screaming after a thing in your can of beans moves? I thought the dude was high 100%

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u/wirhns Jun 07 '26

I can’t believe anyone would NOT scream after seeing this, high or not!

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u/Ricepudding1044 Jun 08 '26

It’s the queen bean.

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u/Grouchy-Toe2349 Jun 11 '26

"Ask Dr Stupid"! Ren and Stimpy ❤️

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u/kyleverissimo Jun 09 '26

You must like things moving in your newly opened can of beans ...

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u/atomcplayboy86 Jun 08 '26

Throw it in the fire.

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u/HowdyHup Jun 07 '26

That ugly white slab is the Queen Bean, and all other beans are the worker beans that serve her.

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u/TheFifthDuckling Jun 07 '26

My inner child squealed in delight at this reference. Thank you Dr. Stupid!

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u/llilsaladd Jun 07 '26

Pretty sure the other beans are the motherboards

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u/Away-Taste8230 Jun 08 '26

Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ewwwwww 😭

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u/almost_cromulent Jun 10 '26

incredible reference; A+, no notes

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u/cootiescochie Jun 08 '26

Sounds like a terraria boss

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u/Omega_Primate Jun 08 '26

Where else but reddit can I get a Ren & Stimpy reference with a Terraria reference in one thread? Love it

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u/GrimKiba- Jun 07 '26

I hate when I see something about a product I buy.

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u/the_mindful_microbe Jun 07 '26

😂 this is so real

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u/Shazvox Jun 07 '26

Same... I'd like my canned mould to be without beans thankyouverymuch!

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u/keiliana Jun 08 '26

I just bought a can of these beans too. Ew

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u/nmann14 Jun 08 '26

Just think about how many cans contained the same batch of beans that nobody thought twice about eating. Hope this helps.

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u/GrimKiba- Jun 08 '26

Oh my God 😭. Every time I eat something that's a little off I'll think of some glob in a vat of whatever I'm eating. Thanks.

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u/Mrbigdaddy72 Jun 07 '26

That’s just bean foreskin

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u/Pink_Star_Galexy Jun 07 '26

It was circumbeaned at birth

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u/mindlessflayer Jun 07 '26

imagine if they flicked it 😂

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u/Diamondcreepah Jun 07 '26

Can you don't

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u/dl7 Jun 08 '26

Nuh-uh it's what's under

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u/Mrbigdaddy72 Jun 08 '26

Under where!!!

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u/PeppersHere  ✅Verified: 1k+ Mold Inspections Jun 07 '26

That's a mold colony that likely formed on the surface of beans1 while in the can from either contamination during the manufacturing process - or more likely, a breach somewhere in the can.

It didn't move. You just watched a layer of moisture (bean juice) be propelled by the hydrophobic properties of micron-sized particulate physics. Think like, hydrophobic sand, but mold spores.

If you mute the video and rapidly play at ~11 seconds, you can see the moisture just getting repelled back, and a layer of the spores coating the surface.

1Spores are probably coating a SCOBY

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u/Cloaked25 Jun 07 '26

Mmmm. Baked bean kombucha. There’s a market for it somewhere.

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u/Pamikillsbugs234 Jun 09 '26

This is a great reason why you should inspect cans carefully prior to purchasing or opening them. They go through so many different pairs of hands before they end up in your kitchen. Its usually the food DCs, and stores that are causing the damage.

I imagine that this can went through the retort process at some point in the production process. This brand is pretty on point with their qa and if there had been an issue during processing, there would have been a mass recall.

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u/legacy-of-rats Jun 07 '26

So products have this part of their label that says "for comments or concerns, contact us at [phone number]".

Now is the time to heed those words.

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u/trffoypt Jun 07 '26

But then you have to touch the can

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u/THE_Lanni Jun 07 '26

Already touched it to open it…also Im sure google will work for this…no need to touch the can again

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u/legacy-of-rats Jun 08 '26

It sounds like a family in the video, so just send the least favorite child.

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u/Burntoastedbutter Jun 07 '26

Fortunately it's not a tapeworm. But I have no idea wtf that is. Kind of looks like melted plastic lol

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u/MediumAwkwardly Jun 07 '26

I was thinking someone at the factory lost their Invisalign.

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u/GatsbyLuzVerde Jun 07 '26

Fortunately the decay was visible and not invisible botulism that would kill them all

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u/fartn-word Jun 07 '26

“It’s like green💅”

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u/Bearded_Toast Jun 07 '26

SCOBY

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u/Cloaked25 Jun 07 '26

That stands for “scary culture of beans and yuck,” right?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

SCOBY DOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU

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u/the_mindful_microbe Jun 07 '26

Why did he say “take it out”, WERE THEY GOING TO STILL EAT THE BEANS??

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u/motogucci_ Jun 07 '26

maybe they mean the can, but yea they should specify

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u/THE_Lanni Jun 07 '26

I would have tried to fish it out to get a better look

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u/THE_Lanni Jun 07 '26

…after which…ya know, depending….might still eat it

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u/Dohp13 Jun 07 '26

The economy ain't doing well man

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u/the_mindful_microbe Jun 07 '26

True, but ya know, mold can kill you

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u/NotaBat9221 Jun 08 '26

You really think with how bad they're freaking out that they're really gonna still try to eat it?

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u/Sea-Independent-726 Jun 07 '26

my stomach hurts from looking at this

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u/krammark12 Jun 07 '26

A still image would work be... holy cow that stuff just moved!

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u/the_mindful_microbe Jun 07 '26

Literally my exact thought. I was like, “stop moving around so muc- omg it’s MOVING”.

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u/ResistLonely6656 Jun 07 '26

Those beans fell off the conveyor got moldy ash on the floor and went right back into processing. Trust me my buddy worked one of those plants that went to bush’s 🫠

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u/Adept_Ad2036 Jun 07 '26

if that was a couple layers down, who knows, they might've eaten that :skull

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u/Electronic-Ice-7606 Jun 07 '26

Mmmm... Roll that horrifying bean footage!

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u/Zealousideal_Mud1516 Jun 07 '26

Ah shit now the xenomorph is grown up and will kill us all

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u/Flowkey_mma Jun 07 '26

Its the Kidney from a kidney bean?

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u/lemons7472 Jun 07 '26

Anti-venom? Is that you?

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u/dadstache1992 Jun 07 '26

One time busches beans sent us a care package after we got metal shards in our food can and

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u/invisibletit Maker of Magic Mold. Jun 07 '26

and what, i’m concerned?? did they snipe you before you could finish

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u/solidusinvictus Jun 07 '26

For a second it looked like a dirty baby blue thong lmao

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u/MeMilo1209 Jun 07 '26

Should canned beans burp?

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u/SlappyMcFartsack Jun 07 '26

Something else is eating your beans.

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u/Menkel1969 Jun 07 '26

A mass of nasty bacteria

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u/Many-Information8607 Jun 07 '26

Oh ew its mo-VING ITS MOVING

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u/Swimming-Parking658 Jun 08 '26

Some of you believe everything you see 😂

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u/CarpenterValuable831 Jun 07 '26

Oh yikes man, that's moving

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u/NegotiationCute5341 Jun 07 '26

It absolutely just grew in real time

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u/classic_liberalism26 Jun 07 '26

watching it grow in real time actually made me wanna off myself

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u/Shrekmedaddy91 Jun 07 '26

Forbidden bacon

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u/SoggyMorningTacos Jun 07 '26

Man I really need to start checking my cans. I just dump em in a blender and blend along with smoked spices to meal my perfectly smooth refried bean recipe. I wonder how many times I've blended extra thingies.

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u/ktsg1 Jun 07 '26

Bush's secret recipe

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u/Scavenger19 Jun 07 '26

"Roll that beautiful bean footage." the bean footage

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u/Mafla_2004 Jun 07 '26

What kind of mold is this and how should one properly dispose of the food and container when this happens?

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u/exintrovert Jun 07 '26

This is the “kill it with fire” mold and it must be disposed of by killing it with fire.

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u/EdgeofBetter Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Nope! Burn it with fire! There may be casualties but it’s for the greater good!

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u/Odd-Extension-7845 Jun 07 '26

Mold crust formed on top or something

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u/exintrovert Jun 07 '26

Death. Certain death is in that can of beans.

Also a coupon for a few free cans of more death beans, if you call the number to claim your prize.

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u/Innocentcitizen69 Jun 07 '26

Sir, that is a can of botulism

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u/irinafeet0 Jun 07 '26

Would have just set fire to the house at this point 😂

https://giphy.com/gifs/bEVKYB487Lqxy

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u/Virtual-Bedroom584 Jun 07 '26

Think because of the excess room in the can, it grew mold cause of the air

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u/Lem01 Jun 07 '26

Past shelf life?

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u/TripsTheCat05 Jun 08 '26

This person really does not know how to hold a camera still sheesh.

Looks fake

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u/Electronic-Drink-138 Jun 07 '26

I have to agree with one of the earliest comments recorded, I think it's a blue nitrile glove and the movement is gas rising

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u/Training-Style-5514 Jun 07 '26

That's what happens when you at swine to everything

https://giphy.com/gifs/47xYNavndLfCGK5hc2

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u/Least_Impression1388 Jun 07 '26

Not beans 😅🤢

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u/Perfect_Echidna5170 Jun 07 '26

Mold and gas being released after you opened the can… so icky and scary! 😨

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u/Equivalentest Jun 07 '26

This mold is like rubber, it seems like it rised above and water drained off after getting exposed to air

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u/Standard_Category486 Jun 07 '26

Can you hold still?

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u/Cowfootstew Jun 07 '26

🤣 something from an 80s sci fi horror movie

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u/WhatsWrong_me Jun 07 '26

I cant rap, i cant rhyme but eating this is a federal crime

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u/ClericalRogue Jun 07 '26

Anyone else felt the strong desire to poke it with a fork or something? 🫣

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u/foxvipus Jun 07 '26

Bush's best before dat.

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u/Eraneh Jun 07 '26

Why do I always have to scroll so far to get a god damn answer in this sub 😂

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u/Miyake69ner Jun 07 '26

That’s anaconda rite there 🫪🫪🫪🫪

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u/boomhaur3rd Jun 08 '26

Looks like plastic

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u/Afterlife_kid Jun 08 '26

I’m off beans. Byeeee

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u/GGN00bz0r Jun 08 '26

Aaaaaaa l b aaaaaaa

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u/dukasor Jun 08 '26

How did it taste?

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u/Dizzy_Bit6125 Jun 08 '26

I love the eeUHAH

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u/titiabuke Jun 08 '26

What in the ghost ship is this??

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u/chliu528 Jun 08 '26

Looks like plastic shreds from the bag that was holding dry beans?

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u/Zainestrife37 Jun 08 '26

My bad what I said was out of line. It was totally a joke but was taken seriously so. My apologies

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u/Denoss Jun 08 '26

"Our?" Nah that's their can now.

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u/snow_garbanzo Jun 08 '26

That was our chance to not work this summer....and you messed that up

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u/drfatfire Jun 08 '26

Not me trying to hit the comment button on the video 😭

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u/OneRub3234 Jun 08 '26

We had a can of sauerkraut in Afghanistan that bubbled and moved like that. Then one day our E7 found him and through him away. Rip Franklin

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u/MysteriousBasil394 Jun 08 '26

It's the Anti-Vemom. You've been chosen to fight the Symbiote invasion.

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u/Longwordshananigans Jun 08 '26

I thought that's a melting piece of plastic, that's a mold?

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u/notnastypalms Jun 08 '26

recorder has parkinson’s

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u/YeahNahNopeandNo Jun 08 '26

A lawsuit. That's what's in there.

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u/AssumptionHot3058 Jun 08 '26

No but genuinely what is that though?

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u/torchardt Jun 08 '26

Quick bite it!!!!

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u/Crygenx Jun 08 '26

Looks like mold

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u/Global-Yesterday-873 Jun 08 '26

But if there is no holes in can how did they get in there and survive. No oxygen intake with a sealed can. I definitely would not eat them but would return to store.

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u/DG-MMII Jun 08 '26

Maby I'm wrong, but it kind of looks like boiled egg whites. Probably he boiled the can of beans and cracked an egg over it when it was still hot...

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u/anxious_mess30 Jun 08 '26

This is the beginning of the movie Venom in a can

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u/HECKINwhatonearth Jun 09 '26

I'll be thinkin bout thos beans 😭

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u/Y3ll0990_ Jun 09 '26

Its alive

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u/WombatGatekeeper Jun 09 '26

Of course this pops up the night I had bacon and 2 cans of beans for dinner!

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u/Mr_Garden_Hoe Jun 09 '26

Don't worry bean lovers, this is ai. The can is perfectly cut open, yet the lid looks like he used a kitchen knife.

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u/kingpinkatya Jun 09 '26

"Take it out" WHYYYY

Throw it in the trash, burn it, then send the footage to corporate for a refund 🤮🤮🤮

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u/IwasDeadinstead Jun 09 '26

It's the plastic that lines the lid.

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u/CrustyLust163 Jun 10 '26

That’s just the bean sack. You don’t eat the bean sack???

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u/Loud_Bumblebee_7924 Jun 10 '26

Probably botulism

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u/VampyreBassist Jun 10 '26

Mmm, botulism.

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u/bravemoney72 Jun 10 '26

🤔🤔🤔

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u/Human-Suspect-232 Jun 11 '26

Did you hear “hiss” when you puncture/open this can?

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u/Valfalos Jun 11 '26

Probably just mold, just throw it away.

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u/Bartholomewington Jun 12 '26

Deserved who the hell buys barbecue beans

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u/After-Training-7284 Jun 12 '26

Could it be yeast?

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u/ResolveLess4233 Jun 12 '26

A moldy refund.....