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We\u2019re back in Faggioli\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: You said your mother didn\u2019t worry, but was more into culinary crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Yeah, she didn\u2019t care if the house exploded \u2014 as long as the kitchen stayed intact. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faggioli: Can you tell me about a typical incident?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flashback. Interior, Banani\u2019s living room \u2013 Afternoon.
The floor is covered in newspaper. In the center stands a half-meter-tall papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 volcano, painted red and black. Ten-year-old Banani wears swim goggles and oven mitts. Next to him, his loyal friend Henry watches nervously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Okay\u2026 based on my calculations, with a bit of bleach, the lava effect will look way more realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry: Banani\u2026 your volcano is perfect, but I\u2019m not so sure about the bleach part!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Trust me! It\u2019s strong, but I\u2019ve got it all under control! Now pass me the industrial vinegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry: Vinegar? Industrial? Okay\u2026 if you say so\u2026 here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Great! Now we pour it into the crater\u2026 then we add a bit of baking soda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A beat of silence\u2026 then a violent reaction: foamy lava bubbles up and a reddish jet shoots into the air, splattering the walls, curtains, and ceiling. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry: AAAAH! That scared me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: It works! IT WORKS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOOM! Another burst of foamy lava explodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry: Look, Banani! The volcano messed up the whole living room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom (from the other room): Banani, what are you doing? What was that explosion I just heard?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry: Oops! I just remembered I\u2019ve got homework to do! \ud83e\udd23
Henry bolts out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom enters, wearing a floral apron with hand-sewn flowers and holding a jar of dark brown liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom: Oh no!\u2026 Here we go again.
She sniffs the air, coughs lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom: Bleach? And\u2026 industrial vinegar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: It was for the science fair. I just\u2026 overdid the power a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom: I\u2019ll take care of it. I\u2019ve just prepared a new cleaning solution: white vinegar, used coffee grounds, lavender essential oil, and fermented banana peel. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She starts spraying the mix on the walls, scrubbing with a crocheted sponge. The smell becomes unbearable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad enters, tired, in an oil-stained jumpsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad (sniffing): What\u2019s that stench?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (guiltily): Dad\u2026 it\u2019s for the fair. I just kind of exploded the living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad: Oh, Banani! There\u2019s no peace in this house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Sorry, Dad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad: It\u2019s fine! I\u2019ll grab my tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten minutes later. Dad returns with his trusty toolbox and a shiny steam gun. He\u2019s wearing work goggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad: Flexible spatula for the walls, steam for the curtains\u2026 and voil\u00e0, clean in under an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom: Meanwhile, I\u2019ll make some cucumber ice cream with cinnamon. I\u2019ve got some recycled ice in the freezer. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (looking at the half-melted volcano): Dad, can I build a submarine next year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dad: Only if you test it in your mother\u2019s bathtub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom (from afar): NEVER AGAIN!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
End of flashback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: So according to Banani\u2019s mom, you can clean up bleach and industrial vinegar with banana peel bits? Yep, that\u2019s the Banani family. Totally bananas! \ud83e\udd23
But now let\u2019s talk about this \u201crecycled ice\u201d thing. \ud83e\udd23
Sorry, but I\u2019m a little confused. I mean, to make normal ice, you freeze water \u2014 ideally clean water. So what\u2019s the process for recycled ice? \ud83e\udd23
Like\u2026 instead of throwing water away, you reuse it? \ud83e\udd23
Say a guest only drinks half a glass of ice water. The rest melts. So Banani\u2019s mom used that water to make more ice? \ud83e\udd23
Or worse \u2014 imagine the water used to wash dishes! \ud83e\udd23
Instead of pouring it down the drain, she had a bucket to collect it for future ice? \ud83e\udd23
You know what? Maybe it\u2019s best not to dig any deeper! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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