Brinens and Things

derinthescarletpescatarian:

Every summer I forget how much I fucking love spiders I’ve drunk one every day this week

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goblinwithblankets:

Drinking spiders??!

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derinthescarletpescatarian:

You put ice cream in a glass and pour soft drink over it. It creates a thick layer of delicious foam on top of a sweet, creamy drink with ice cream in it.

And yes I did attempt to get a picture by googling “Australia spider” like a fucking moron.

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chazzaroo47:

I hesitate to ask, but as someone who knows that sort of drink as a “float” because the ice cream floats, why is it called a spider?

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derinthescarletpescatarian:

According to wikipedia it’s because the reaction that makes the foam layer is reminiscent of a spider’s web. I don’t see it, but sure.

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carnivalseb:

hold on, is this where we’ve been going wrong the whole time?
is Spiders Georg just really into icecream floats?

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derinthescarletpescatarian:

Hyperglycemia Georg, who

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hauntoblogical:

Spiders Georg out there pioneering previously-undiscovered levels of brain freeze

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