# I need a bag. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943 "2018-03-21T03:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/1 "2018-03-21T03:25:33Z")
This is not a particularly serious question so I put it here instead of GQ. It’s certainly pointless. I need a bag or bags. You know the size of bag you carried your lunch in? Like that or a little bigger. It’s got to dissolve in 100°F (37°C) water. It must be edible. “What for?”, you ask.😕 I want to put cut up potatoes, carrots, and celery in the bag. Maybe some sliced mushrooms too. And onion and garlic powder. And some bay leaf and thyme. And put them all in the bag. “Why?” you may wonder.😕 To throw into people’s hot tubs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/2 "2018-03-21T03:29:12Z")
Get one of those woven string shopping bags. Like this: [https://tinyurl.com/y7lmyz8a](https://tinyurl.com/y7lmyz8a) FWIW seems like kind of a dumb idea, but good luck anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/3 "2018-03-21T03:34:44Z")
Make one of of [this stuff.](http://www.aquasolwelding.com/aquasol-water-soluble-paper-tape) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/4 "2018-03-21T09:58:42Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > This is not a particularly serious question so I put it here instead of GQ. It’s certainly pointless. > > I need a bag or bags. You know the size of bag you carried your lunch in? Like that or a little bigger. It’s got to dissolve in 100°F (37°C) water. It must be edible. > > “What for?”, you ask.😕 > > I want to put cut up potatoes, carrots, and celery in the bag. Maybe some sliced mushrooms too. And onion and garlic powder. And some bay leaf and thyme. And put them all in the bag. > > “Why?” you may wonder.😕 > > To throw into people’s hot tubs. 😉 😉 To make a Chlorine-and-Human Boullion stew? ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/5 "2018-03-21T10:47:03Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Make one of of [this stuff.](http://www.aquasolwelding.com/aquasol-water-soluble-paper-tape) That might work. > [@WordMan](#): > > 😉 > > To make a Chlorine-and-Human Boullion stew? ::shudder:: _Human: it’s the other red meat._ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/6 "2018-03-21T11:16:39Z")
Poppa’s got a brand new bag. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/7 "2018-03-21T11:29:32Z")
There is edible rice paper, but it would dissolve in colder water, too–including the water from cut vegetables. You might need to forget lunch bags and go with an old-fashioned metal lunch box, but [made out of gallium](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=685808). ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/8 "2018-03-21T14:28:45Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Poppa’s got a brand new bag. Is it a little green one? ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/9 "2018-03-21T18:29:05Z")
My first thought upon reading the title is that you just had a colostomy ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/10 "2018-03-21T18:49:31Z")
Here you go: [This Plastic Bag Is Edible, Compostable, Even Drinkable](https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/plastic-bag-edible-and-fully-biodegradable.html) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/11 "2018-03-21T19:17:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Poppa’s got a brand new bag. > [@74westy](#): > > Is it a little green one? That got Kermit’s undivided attention. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/12 "2018-03-21T19:47:50Z")
IANAL but I suspect that both murder AND cannibalism are liable to be illegal in your state or region. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/13 "2018-03-21T20:17:17Z")
I think maritime law prevails in hot tubs, so he might be OK. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-bag/810943/14 "2018-03-21T22:52:36Z")
But it’s DUCK!! season. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UU-g1_V7X44/hqdefault.jpg "Bugs Bunny in the hot tub") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU-g1_V7X44)