March 20th, 2008
#468 - Mold
I still remember making dip candles back in 2nd grade. Our teacher had us bring in broken crayons from home. We sorted them by color into metal buckets that were then heated to melt the wax down. We tied one end of the wick to a candle and the other end to a metal weight. We formed a line and would dip the wick in the wax an then do a lap around the classroom for that layer to harden. I kept changing the color of mine… 5 layers red… 5 layers green… 5 layers blue. We then got to take them home as gifts for our moms.
I got the first round of changes for Book 2 back from the editor today. I have to add a lot of commas 
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March 20th, 2008 at 12:16 am
That’s gonna be hell to cut!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:19 am
I thought it was going to be Jell-O at first.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Strange, but i also thought it was jell-O…
March 20th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Wax fruit works well too,
unless you have plastic bugs.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:07 am
I remember making dip candles at a church function when I was little. That was actually more fun that it looked. Interesting how the most simple of things is fun to a child. Case in point: Tag.
March 20th, 2008 at 2:37 am
List of things to find:
1. G-Spot. CHECK
2. Holy Grail of fruit preservation. CHECK
3. Something funnier than Biff on an early morning.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:39 am
I thought it was aerogel. Expensive as hell, but i want a chunk of the stuff.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:59 am
seraphine - i think that if biff had a problem w/ plastic bugs, he wouldn’t have to worry about the fruit. unless he had a problem w/ plastic & normal bug at the same time.
but that definitely seems like something biff would do. (: he’s cool like that.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Add me to the ever-growing list of people who at first glance thought it was jell-o.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:04 am
OH GOD ITS A GELATINOUS CUBE!
Run for your reflex saves!
Oh wait its wax. Phew.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:45 am
I thougt it was jelly. Does that count?
March 20th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Heh! And here I was, thinking Ballistic Gelatin…
Chalk up another fine and useful item in Biff’s Helpful Domestic Tips Week!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Oh! Afterthought - This isn’t at all hard to cut. He can use the circular saw, or the flamethrower. Either will handily remove the excess waxy buildup from the fruit…
March 20th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I thought it was jello at first glance too, until I realized this was “housekeeping tips” week and then read the caption.
How the heck did he mold that thing??
@Josh: Tag is still awesome, you just have to tweak it a little by adding extra elements (i.e.: freeze tag, paintball, lazer tag, etc.).
March 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Well I’m glad Biff ain’t my grocer…..!
March 20th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I do wonder how he got those fruits so well spread through the wax
March 20th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
What’s Biff doing behind the cube fruit?
March 20th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
@Shasjin - reading the paper.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I thought he was trying to cut it with a knife…
I also thought it was jello…
Gobbledegood: Laser tag and paintball is AWESOME!!!
Though, recently someone brought a bunch of ammo to my school and threw them around outside…now there’s yellow splats on everything…
March 20th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I love the theme this week. I also really love the title of this comic. Hilarious.
March 21st, 2008 at 12:47 am
Looks like ice, actually.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Hey, this would be a great way to stop people from messing with your computer at lunchtime. Biff has the coolest ideas.