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Maxi Pad Ice Pack

 I found this maxi pad hack entertaining. Feminine products are health-related, so it's fitting for one to be repurposed as an ice pack, but it's also... strange. I appreciate the strangeness. I also appreciate that 5 Minute Crafts implies you may have a syringe lying around, much like my mother. I didn't believe she had one on hand until she pulled it out, but she's a nurse, so it makes some sense. Here are my syringe and maxi pads.

I did what the clip suggested and injected the maxi pad with water, as shown here:
I did not hurt my foot to test whether the final product worked, but I did freeze it, and what was supposed to happen more or less did happen. It was cold, and all that, and I suspect it would work if it had to.

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