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Everyone knows what one iconic scene from SpongeBob, where Patrick asks Squidward a question:

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

To which he responds:

No, Patrick, mayonnaise is not an instrument.

I've already seen Context Sensitive use mayonnaise as an instrument in his song Karlson Vibe, but when used correctly, is it a good instrument? And if so, is it a good intro to drumming?

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  • How are we to know that the video linked here employs mayonnaise as an instrument?
    – phoog
    Commented Apr 28, 2022 at 6:29
  • @phoog Mayonnaise is used as a snare in the song, as shown here: youtube.com/watch?v=4-Dv53or4ZU.
    – Matto58
    Commented Apr 28, 2022 at 6:33
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    Whether a particular instrument is 'good' or not is a matter of opinion and those kind of questions are off topic.
    – Brian Towers
    Commented Apr 28, 2022 at 7:20
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    There are better sauces of musical sounds than mayonnaise, surely? Tomtomato ketchup comes to mind... As well as bassic white sauce.
    – Tim
    Commented Apr 28, 2022 at 10:49
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    Welcome! Take a second to look over the topics that are covered here, and how to avoid opinion-based answers. The problem with this question as-is is not the fact that it takes a silly idea seriously (yes, Squidward has an overly reductive and narrow-minded definition of "instrument"), but the word "good." If you'd like, you might be able to edit this into an on-topic question, by asking the sort of things that get fact-based answers, like "how should I splat the mayo to get the sound I want?"
    – Andy Bonner
    Commented Apr 28, 2022 at 12:35

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Just to be pedantic, the instrument on the video is a sampler in a DAW, and the "mayonnaise" part is a heavily processed sample of slapping a blob of mayonnaise on table.

Usually "drumming" is understood as the art of percussion by hitting objects with sticks or other implements, and since these are not involved I would not consider this a good introduction. Points for creative trolling and surviving for a hour without closing the question, though.

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  • I was not even trolling, I was actually curious. I'm so weird.
    – Matto58
    Commented Apr 29, 2022 at 7:55

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