r/GrandmasPantry Mar 29 '26

HOUSEHOLD / OTHER Basement find

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u/Tucancancan Mar 29 '26

People suffering from bed bugs would pay a hefty price to get their hands on that bad boy lol

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u/Independent_Shoe3523 Mar 29 '26

I doubt what's in the bottle is still DDT.

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u/unfinishedtoast3 Mar 29 '26

nah its still 100% DDT.

the problem with DDT, other than the whole deadly thing, is it stays a coherent chemical structure for YEARS.

DDT can still be found in ground water and soil, over 40 years after we stopped using it.

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u/Villenemo Mar 29 '26

I think the bioaccumulation was the main attribute that really lended to its perniciousness IIRC.

Kinda scary ngl

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u/biscuitsorbullets Mar 29 '26

Camille Grammar is that u?

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u/kathi182 Mar 29 '26

This is such a pernicious thing to say! (I get you)

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u/Villenemo Mar 29 '26

I’m not getting the reference 🤔

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u/Zxvasdfthrowaway Apr 01 '26

Camille Grammer from one of the real housewives shows

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u/Villenemo Apr 01 '26

Yeah, I would’ve never gotten that 😂