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Things I've tried so far and no dice: -warm soapy water -hot water on outer bowl, cold water + ice on inner bowl -oil on edges -microwave -aggressive shaking -WD-40 Will try next: -hair dryer -freezer then running hot water Thank you for being as invested in this as I am.

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Update: Bowls are currently in the freezer and thanks to the replies, I will not be running hot water on them!

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Still no dice: - Freezer, then cold water - Freezer, then rubber mallet - Passive-aggressive comments to either/both bowls - Tap lightly onto the table

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Still very stuck: - Cards, toothpicks, and straws not getting through to break the seal - Water submergence Up next: - Long game of gravity - Dishwasher

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Jun 7

Update: Still stuck - upside down, twisting inner bowl, tapping outer bowl - upside down, submerged under water, tapping outer bowl with mallet - hot out of the dishwasher - googled autoclave Let us all rest tonight knowing these bowls will still be together tomorrow.

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Jun 7

In the last 10 hours: - upside down, soap around the edges, overnight submergence - made self-deprecating joke about the sunk cost fallacy (not one chuckle) - thread, paper, knife around the edges Still stuck.

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Jun 8

Update: - electric toothbrush - mini plunger (no go, circumference is bigger than smaller bowl) - compassionately, but firmly threw bowls onto pillow - no easy way to say this: smaller bowl has a chip now Still stuck.

An overhead shot of the two bowls on top of a towel. The small bowl has a small chip on the edge.

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