merari42@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoChemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1230
arrow-up1230imageChemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table?lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squarebarnaclebutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 months agoI’m pretty sure that licking pure magnesium would make your tongue explode too.
minus-squarereadthemessage@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoI would not be willing to lick calcium, too
minus-squaremodel_tar_gz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 months agoDefinitely not licking pure lithium, sodium, or any of the alkali (s-block) metals. My tongue is wet. That shit explodes in water, yo.
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI wonder if you’d get a sort of leidenfrost effect limiting the extent of damage. I’m not going to test that though.
I’m pretty sure that licking pure magnesium would make your tongue explode too.
I would not be willing to lick calcium, too
Definitely not licking pure lithium, sodium, or any of the alkali (s-block) metals. My tongue is wet. That shit explodes in water, yo.
I wonder if you’d get a sort of leidenfrost effect limiting the extent of damage.
I’m not going to test that though.