Comment on Is water an acid or a base?

• MTK@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oh! So that’s why hot water burns you!

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  • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I know it’s a joke and all, but it’s not just the pH that makes something burn. A regular coke has a pH of around 2.5, for example.

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    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh yeah? Then explain the sensation my sphincter feels upon butt-chugging three cans of coke, smart guy?

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      • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I believe that’s caused by the CO2, but I’d have to test to be sure, brb.

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    • MTK@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t know, I hearf that coke can burn a hole in your septum

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