Holy shit. Memory unlocked. I remember eating these and my mouth bleeding and it was soooo painful.
Go ahead, take one
Submitted 17 hours ago by marighost@piefed.social to [deleted]
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osanna@lemmy.vg 3 hours ago
coaxil@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
It’s it just me, or, are the current day versions of these way way way toned down compared to the 90s versions?
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
100%. You’d have to take your time machine back to the 90’s 1st to pick up the real deal.
BanMe@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
They are nothing like they used to be. The old ones could physically damage your mouth, a layer of skin would peel off from acid burns if you went at them for a while. Probably inappropriately acidic. In the intervening years, litigation has become more routine, I don’t think they want to get sued for Little Jimmy’s pain and suffering - let alone a choking case.
I got a few of these that were actually sweet through and through, no sour at all, was so disappointed. Anything with the Warheads brand is like this now.
TheDoozer@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I still get infections in my mouth if I have more than, like, two in a sitting. And then my mouth hurts for a week.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Could be that or could be your tastebuds as a kid couldn’t handle strong flavors as well. I remember those fireball things being pretty hot but as an adult they weren’t spicy at all
coaxil@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
I have thought about this, but I also recall the white sour coating just falling off the ones ones and also a small pile being left behind in the packet.
Red0ctober@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
If in an 8th century peasant, then I’m stabbing you with my pitchfork, witch
Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
An 8th century peasant probably wouldn’t immediately call you a witch, and even if they did, they probably wouldn’t execute you for it, so long as nothing suspicious happens afterwards. So long as you don’t literally show up in your Time Machine in the middle of the day directly in front of them, you’ll be fine. Keep a low profile and people will write a lot of things off as exotic goods. You could just say these are a candy from somewhere far away and they would have no way of knowing.
Agent641@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Most witches were just politically difficult members of the community. If you didn’t fuck with the local balance of power, you’d probably be fine.
wieson@feddit.org 4 hours ago
Witch hunts happened way later, 17th century iirc
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
If you eat enough at once, all the skin in your mouth will peel.
Signtist@bookwyr.me 12 hours ago
Got a huge bag for Christmas one year and ate the whole thing in a few days. The inside of my mouth was white with canker sores for a good while.
MisterD@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
Lucky bastard
Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I ate an entire bag of lemon warheads on the ride back from a band competition in highschool.
Teenage me would absolutely do it again (and probably did). Not so sure about middle aged me now though…
alekwithak@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Can confirm.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
Been there done that. Turns out acid is only ok for you in small amounts. Why do they make giant size bags of sour patch kids then?
musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
To cull the weak.
0ops@piefed.zip 15 hours ago
Yup, lost my sense of taste for a couple days there
Sabata11792@ani.social 8 hours ago
I done this before and will do it again. Worth.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
otacon239@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Fun story about these. When I was a kid and first came across these, my classmates had convinced me that lemon was the weakest flavor. This meant that when I had one, it was way too strong, and I assumed all the others must be worse, so it was the flavor I always picked when offered.
Moral of the story: don’t always take others word for it and be willing to try options that you’ve been told are wrong.
Etterra@discuss.online 13 hours ago
When I was in middle school all the kids at my church, me included, kind of got obsessed with these things. As a consequence now I can basically eat anything sour with no difficulty whatsoever. No pucker factor. I can eat a lemon like it was an orange if I want. I mean I don’t cuz that’s weird but still.
FrChazzz@lemmus.org 5 hours ago
Girl I crushed on many years back actually did this. She would take lemon slices and peel the skin off and eat them like they were oranges.
wieson@feddit.org 4 hours ago
I feel like someone who has tasted blackthorn pre-freeze would not be too unfamiliar.
alekwithak@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
If you haven’t had one since you were a kid I’ve got some bad news for you.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
What?
LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
They’re not very good now, and sort of taste like chemicals. :/
tidderuuf@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
They’d probably kill you on the spot for holding something they’ve never seen and you wearing strange clothing while speaking in an unfamiliar accent and language.
This has already been recorded in the documentary Timeline(2003).
FatVegan@leminal.space 4 hours ago
In the documentary Black Knight from 2001 it shows that through sing show and dance, everything is possible.
dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 14 hours ago
Trade existed
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
yeah but the plastic wrappers alone would probably freak them the fuck out.
especially when delivered by strangely dressed people who stepped out of a time rift.
you know, 'tis the whole combination of new and strange things.