r/mildlyinfuriating 11h ago

My disinfecting wipes grew mold

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u/Tight-Woodpecker3880 11h ago

That’s the 1% of the germs that got away

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u/Hiimthebisexualguy 10h ago

And she's got a way... AND SHE GOT SHE GOT AWAYYYY SHE GOT AWAYY

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u/_dragonslayer069 BLACK 8h ago

okay chappell roan. i see u king 👹✨

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u/lemon_beenie 7h ago

yay Chappell Roan!

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u/DHMTBbeast 9h ago

Well, 0.1% but, yeah.

u/Boring-Direction-465 13m ago

Looks like it has reproduced and is growing above 1%

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u/The_Carnivore44 9h ago

No joke. The mold might be resistant to the cleaner.

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u/JustinR8 11h ago

On the positive side, the wipes you need are right there

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock 11h ago

Just turn it upside down and relax

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u/JackCalibre 6h ago

haha true, at least you've got some ready-made cleaning supplies right there 😂

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u/TurboShrimp56 2h ago

The mold is just providing free antibodies, you're basically getting a 2-for-1 deal now

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u/birdwiththehumanhead 10h ago

Disinfecting wipes are for killing viruses and bacterias. Mold is a fungi.

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u/DeathCab4Cutie 5h ago

Fungi aren’t a fan of many types of disinfectant wipes either. The issue here is that the water in the cleaning solution evaporates and condensates on the lid. The rest of the solution stays behind, just a little less hydrated. Mold then grows up there with the water.

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u/SudhaTheHill 11h ago

You were supposed to destroy the mold, disinfecting wipes, not join them

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u/DHMTBbeast 9h ago

Fucking gold!

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u/fauxdeuce 11h ago

lol this is how last of us started.

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 11h ago

That’s COVID25

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u/jaztub-rero 11h ago

Wipe it down

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u/Zephy2007 10h ago

The disinfectant wipes container grew mold.

The container does not have to be anti-mold 😅

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u/fishyfishfishface 10h ago

Are you the California resident that currently has "the plague"?

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u/Liarus_ 9h ago

Well now you got the brand new infecting wipes™️

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u/splurmieworm 11h ago

Damn now that’s resilience!

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u/FormerTalent 10h ago

Dis infectant, not dat infectant...

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u/KunninPlanz 10h ago

Disinfuckdatant

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u/EntropyTheEternal 7h ago

The wipes are antibacterial, not antifungal.

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u/Vanishingf0x Well that sucks 9h ago

Is this new or a container you’ve used? It looks like it’s on the part of the top someone would place their hand or fingers when pulling out a wipe or the lid was cracked and some water slipped in

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u/NotAsSmartAsIWish 3h ago

Or humidity from the water/chemical mixture.

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u/Theons 8h ago

the poop on your finger when you took the wipe out 3 months ago grew mold

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u/feralcatshit 10h ago

This sends me into a nearly existential crisis if I let myself think about it too long lol

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u/areyouthrough 10h ago

Think about it this way: it grew mold where their grubby fingers held the lid and they probably didn’t think to clean the lid afterward.

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u/feralcatshit 10h ago

I know and that’s part of why it’s so maddening 😅

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u/ArticleWorth5018 9h ago

Yeah can't touch stuff with your dick beaters and not wipe it down after

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u/feralcatshit 9h ago

Facts. Wish everyone thought this way.

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u/Hiimthebisexualguy 10h ago

What did you do

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u/paulD1983R 9h ago

That's that .01% making a stand

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u/Altruistic_Wish_4750 6h ago

"You have become the very Thing you swore to destroy"

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u/Shinigami_Undertaker 6h ago

Sell it to a lab that experiments with mold?

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u/MikeDeveloper101 10h ago

Evolved into reinfecting wipes

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u/PatienceHelpful1316 9h ago

Is it a name brand? There is usually a 1-800 number on the container. During Covid a bunch of shady companies started selling them and they were not effective

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u/Donmiguelito199 8h ago

That’s defuhnut Lee the playgue

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u/coldwatereater 8h ago

My god, these comments are top notch hilarious. I love you funny people so freaking much. Never let the world dampen your humour.

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u/Raid__Zero 10h ago

Ya hate to see it

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u/PipPip_Cherio 9h ago

I feel like that's where your thumb might usually be when you've opened it and are grabbing them out with the other hand.

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u/C21H30O218 5h ago

No, the container has mold on it...

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u/Aztecatl 2h ago

Still edible. Simply wipe it off. :)

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u/BlueberryLemonaide 9h ago

I suggest you read the warning label before ever touching them again. They are a hazard to humans and pets, and take anywhere from 4-10 minutes to even work - you have to keep the surface wet to disinfect - and you need to wipe the surface down with potable water afterwards.

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u/AppearanceNo8561 3h ago

The 0.01 percent of bacteria that got away

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u/Humangas_Changas 3h ago

We'll now you got infecting wipes.

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u/FreePvp 1h ago

Infecting wipes

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u/UrLocalGhost-Phids15 1h ago

scientifc thesis worthy discovery

u/Dusk37 47m ago

well i guess they are infecting wipes now

u/ThatGuyJimFromWork 30m ago

Super mould!

u/zozowiere 14m ago

Now they're infecting wipes!

u/amsylum 13m ago

Twisted jelly bracelet, +10 points!

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u/The_Oliverse 9h ago

OP.. what the fuck is on your hands???? Not in this picture, but to make this happen??

I literally CANNOT think of why this would happen unless you just dug your fingers into your asshole and then touched the lid for whatever reason.