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Nailing jelly to a wall: is it even possible?

graeme.woaf.net — "We've all heard the old saying "it's like nailing jelly to a wall" to describe a task that is very difficult or impossible. But is our view of the difficulty of this task justified? Has anybody actually tried nailing jelly to a wall? In this experiment I attempt to establish, one way or the other, the validity of the old proverb."

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  • Flump5000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+166I cant honestly say i have ever heard that saying in my entire life.
  • harvster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+42Next up: Striking a match on jelly.
  • zmenchini, on 10/12/2007, -1/+38Yes, it will.

    Any more questions?
  • GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31That's not a hair question.

    *****, I smell a new meme coming.
  • theciuffo, on 10/12/2007, -8/+34While it may be hard to nail jelly to a wall, I can say that I have eaten Jello with chopsticks before.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30Mythbusters: Reinvented - ProverbBusters
  • TheSaladMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Seems to be down

    http://duggmirror.com/mods/Nailing_jelly_to_a_wall_is_it_even_possible/
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22I wish I had that much time on my hands.
  • bat-21, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Don't use jelly. Use Vaseline.
  • jesstech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17They actually started doing this.
  • u8myfoood, on 10/12/2007, -11/+28@mikeazorin
    the boston police are currently on your trail...
  • TenebrousX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15that would not be at all fun to watch
  • Jozer99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Explanation of "jelly":

    This guy is British, not American, so the term means something else.

    Jelly = American Jell-O
    American Jelly = Marmalade
    Jam = Jam
  • wodfan89, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15i've never heard of that saying in my life
  • kong27, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Step 1: Freeze jelly.
    Step 2: Drill a hole in jelly for nail.
    Step 3: Nail to wall.
    O_o
  • ElbridgeGerry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12This is what the Internet is for.
  • InetRoadkill, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13In case anyone is interested, here is a link to the original lite-brite ad (circa 1970), but with a modern twist at the end. Enjoy.

    http://litebritemooninite.ytmnsfw.com/
  • AnteChronos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10"JELLO is not Jelly"

    It is if you're British.
  • nitefallz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I've nailed jello to the wall.

    http://www.nitefallz.net/images/1/Image03.jpg
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I love you internet.
  • Switch22, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10terrorists...
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11ive only ever known it as "what is the definition of impossible: Nailing diohrrea to a wall."
  • pureliquidhw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9what was Willis talking about anyways?
  • D4r7h3v1l, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9arenas46, why would you need to copy and paste to make a link? Is it that hard to remember "http://"?
  • PauseBreak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Is nailing jelly kinky? Or just convenient?
  • hobano, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9STFU - dude, its gettin' a little old already.

    Do you by chance run around asking people "Where's the Beef?" or do you randomly go up to people and say to them, "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

    You sound retarded.
  • Lixie, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12I bet Martha Stewart never served jello like that.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5and mythbusters have one less myth they can disprove, you bastards are ruining the show!
  • dgritsko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Thanks for the tip
  • triggerfinger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Of course it is possible if her name is Jelly.
  • SharkyTech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"It is if you're British."

    Or Australian, for that matter, and probably any other number of former British colonies.
  • mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7***** off people with the mooninites. Thumbs up to the YTMND link I've never laughed so mcuh before.
  • transversed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Without a doubt, this is the most absurd Digg headline I have ever seen.
  • dgritsko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I propose that we stop saying "will it blend?" and start posting that timeless bit of ASCII art.

    01-31-07 NEVER FORGET
  • JimSartor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Nice proverb, however we are in the age of grotesque visuals . . . I think testing something more current would be far more interesting.
    Just an idea, but testing the proverb: "(it's like . . . ) masturbating with sandpaper" . . . would be good fun to watch.

    Good luck, let me know how it goes.
  • kp3469, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5wow, even the mirror site is hellishly slow ...
  • JustAn0th3rFace, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ive never heard this proverb in my life
  • blapierre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Um, you can't lay down the "wall" while nailing and then prop it up. The whole point is that you are trying to nail it to the wall while trying to hold it up and not tearing a big hole through the Jello.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3yah, they did the whole " a rolling stone gathers no moss" proverb.

    Think it ended up as the longest running experiment they've ever done.
  • 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@ no one in particular, yet all of you

    nailing jelly to the wall...

    I'm trying to get the mental image of you with your girlfriend out of my mind
  • tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I hate to inform you, but the length of time your country has been around is the blink of an eye compared to ours. I assure you 'fish and chips' have been around far longer than your country has.

    Most people here call French Fries 'french fries'. Our traditional chips are cut differently (although usage is a little blurred now).
  • DarkSource, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Why do these morons keep adding this useless crap to the TECHNOLOGY section!!
  • jacotyco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2why the heck would you want to nail jelly to a wall?
  • Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3digg for dumbies 101
    1.If a article is under the phrase opinion it is not news
    so please dont put it under the political news section
    2.if an article is about attempting to nail jelly to a wall
    the closest thing to it is mods and thus for now
    its in the right place
    3.posting your article/website in a comment of an another article isnt cool infact its almost allways burried
  • jlebrech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24: Profit!!
  • Kumaku, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Dugg for that funny intro made for Americans
  • Switch22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Do not eat any of the neat jelly cubes, no matter how nice they look. They're incredibly sweet and probably addictive; if you eat them all you won't have any left for the experiment."

    Look at the pictures below that statement.
  • Daveoh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Try no more nails?
  • ozziegt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4The phrase is "nail jelly to the wall" not "nail gelatin to the wall"...a whole lot of effort for nothin'.
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