At the Tagesspiegel, we naturally feel committed to the future of Germany as a location and to the security of our pensions despite the increasingly shaky age pyramid. That’s why we tell this story of how students sneak a few extra days off, so reluctantly. But now, after the Berliner Morgenpost reported on it, she’s in the world anyway (not to be confused with the “world” she hasn’t been to yet). At TikTok and other mass media that is harmful to young people, it has probably been around for a long time anyway.
The main role in the story is played by “Capri-Sun“, as the flat drink known as “Capri-Sun” is now called. If you inconspicuously add a drop or two of “Capri-Sun” to the dripping liquid of the morning corona self-test and dribble it onto the test cassette, the test will be positive and you will immediately have a few days off from school.
If you make it conspicuous, the test will also be positive, but school-free is not guaranteed because the teachers have of course known the trick for a long time.
A principal calls it “an open secret”; it probably also works with cola, energy drinks and similar concoctions. The main thing is that they contain acid, which is why the antibodies on the test strip shake brightly red.
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And now? Don’t hang too high, says one principal; the vast majority would continue to attend classes voluntarily. “Hands-on chemistry,” says a medical officer who is young at heart, and advises that the practical topic should be dealt with in class.
And now everyone: “When the red stripe flashes on the self-test in Capri-Sonne…” If you prefer to practice this alone at home, you now know what to do. But next week it has to be right, gentlemen, it will be exam material!
