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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Can I lick it?

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Can I lick it?

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  • Dojan@lemmy.world
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    I wanted to tell a joke here, but all the good jokes argon.

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      That was such a noble thing to admit.

    • UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works
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      Is that a mother fucking Warframe reference?

      • Dojan@lemmy.world
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        Yesss, someone finally caught it!

        • UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works
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          It wasn’t me it was my friend next to me :p

          • Dojan@lemmy.world
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            Well then, my greetings to you and your adjascent friend! :) Good catch!

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    But does this imply licking it in a “lickable” state? I have a hard time imagining licking a gas, and licking hydrogen as a liquid at -250 C or so sounds, not great.

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      One could say you are licking gasses right now

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    That’s hilarious because me and my brother licked lead fishing weights for fun as a child. It’s probably why I’m retarded.

    Can someone make one for suitability as dildo material?

    Edit: Here it is, chumps

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      How is bromine “probably fine”? It should be in the rectal damage section.

      Calcium should probably be in the “Ow, my ass” section.

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        There are a bunch wrong. Feel free to go crazy with it.

        Edit: NEW VERSION IS UP Yay

        • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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          Better, but still a few issues.

          Promethium, radium, curium, and Californium are all radioactive enough to cause rectal damage. Conversely, I don’t think phosphorus (black or red) or selenium are reactive enough to cause much harm.

          • Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            Thank you for your contributions to this

            • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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              You’re welcome!

    • olutukko@lemmy.world
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      awesome contribution

    • multifariace@lemmy.world
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      A nobel prize would be given to a lot more of those. Especially those naturally brittle or liquid.

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        I guess it’s only implied but any liquid is inserted as a solid - e.i. below its melting point. It’s assumed anything crumbly has a suitable binding agent.

        A few of them are definitely wrong as has been pointed out to me but I’m glad we’re all learning about science!

        • multifariace@lemmy.world
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          Gallium would be an interesting suppository.

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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      Magnificent!

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    Lithium, Sodium etc. need to be upped to “please reconsider.” Calcium and all the lanthanides are also metals I would not advise licking because theyre very reactive. Promethium is especially dangerous due to its radioactivity with its longest lived isotope having a half life of around 17 years. So not only is it reactive, youd die to the radiation too.

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      Lithium is just gonna be a little fizzy like pop rocks. No explosions, thankfully. The LiOH produced would not be fun for you, but probably won’t hurt anyone else.

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        Lithium salts are used to treat bipolar. The metal isnt just reacting with the water on your tongue to create a very strong base (and lots of heat), you are also going to be ingesting that Lithium (as a lithium soap as it reacts with oils and fats) which can have different (unpleasant) effects on you depending on how much was ingested. If your kidney function is impaired, it gets worse.

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    I’d bump up cesium, rubidium, and probably potassium to “please reconsider”, as I would not want to stand near you

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    Lick my As! You chemists can’t stop me from slobbering on every element.

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      The elements can defend themselves. You lick whatever you want, buddy.

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    A decent chunk of these are “how would you even?” and a few others are “you’re doing it right now.”

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    Lithium is only yellow??

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      It’s literally medicine in small doses

      • lledrtx@lemmy.world
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        Those are lithium compounds and not elemental lithium?

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          Good question

          • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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            Medicinal lithium is a salt, not the raw metal.

            • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world
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              Indeed

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      deleted by creator

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        I fully agree with it being yellow. By far, the most common isotope of uranium is uranium-238, which is indeed radioactive, but not dangerously radioactive. In this list, lead is listed as a yellow because it can give you heavy metal poisoning. In this scenario, the uranium would cause more damage to your body by damaging it as lead would (heavy metal poisoning affecting brain, kidneys, liver, etc) before the radiation would ever have an impact on your body.

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          But would it be elemental prior to licking or oxidized as usual? Because one is still significantly worse than the other and looking at lithium very much suggests elemental uranium!

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    Yes you can!

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    Instructions unclear for isotopes

    What if I want to lick U-235?

  • pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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    But Lead tastes so good!

    I wonder what metallic Sodium tastes like…

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      It tastes like hot hydrogen gas (that will quickly mix with oxygen and taste like superheated steam).

      If that doesn’t get ya, it would taste like sodium hydroxide, and also soap. (The soap is from the hydroxide turning the fats in your cells into soap.)

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        Yum!

        https://youtu.be/YE5mlNCRe9A?si=08Rf5xwanUJ1PUH8

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      It tastes like pain.

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    I think licking pure uranium is worse for your health than licking pure chlorine gas

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    Can I lick it?

    Green - yes, you can!

    Yellow, Red, Purple - no, you can’t!

    • NickwithaC@lemmy.world
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      Purple - I don’t think it’s possible to do that.

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    I’m gonna lick Ununennium and you can’t stop me

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      There aren’t any unun* elements on the visible table anymore; they gave them all names.

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        Ununennium is still hypothetical

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    I dunno, if that gasses are in a state where they’re able to be licked, they’d mess you up pretty bad

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