As a college student who likes things to be quick and easy in order to do the five million other things in my life, yesterday night, I thought "Hey, I could just quickly pop one of those Tide Pods into the washing machine, and get my homework done," but no. The universe does not work like that.

When I went to get my laundry from the drying machine, there was this mysterious purple cement-like substance on one of my skirts. It looked like a dried unicorn booger. As I tried to pull it apart, it sort of ripped, and rendered the skirt unwearable. I called my sister the next day, and she claimed that the same thing happened to her sheets, and that the pod remnants eventually dissolved after she put it through the wash again.

So, if you decide you want to continue using Tide Pods to do your laundry, you could put it through the wash twice by taking up the community washing machine even longer than intended, or you can just learn how to use liquid soap. Here is how I handled the situation this morning. If you ever rip a piece of clothing, don't throw it out. Its not going to kill you to spend fifteen minutes of your time to patch it up.

If something that looks like the above picture happens to any of your belongings, here is what you can do to fix it:

1. Soak the piece of clothing in warm water, and wait for the pod to dissolve.

2. Wait for said piece of clothing to dry.

3. Find a sewing needle and thread, and

Good! We're getting somewhere. Now, ask your friend that knows how to sew to fix your clothing (and DON'T forget to offer chocolate as payment).

If you want to continue to use Tide Pods, be prepared to go through this process every other to every three times you do your laundry. If you don't want to go through this time-consuming process, go to your local convenience store and buy some liquid soap (because it shouldn't turn into cement and ruin your job interview clothing).