2026-09-17 18:51 UTC
I feel like people who use the 'once the toothpaste is out of the tub, you can't put it back' metaphor never actually tried to do it - all you have to do is put the toothpaste in your mouth and reverse-suck it back into the tub.
#patreonspecial
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@jjdavis@infosec.exchange 2026-09-17 19:18
@p 🤯
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@shanecelis@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-09-17 19:05
@p PHYSICS PROF: Nothing sucks in physics. We only reverse-suck here. You may have heard of it. It's called, "pushing." https://uvachemistry.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/pressure-gradients-no-sucking-involved/
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@doomquakekeen@toot.gnous.eu 2026-09-17 18:59
@p you can also flush it down the drain, as it should, given what people try to justify using that metaphor.