Comment on do not touch

xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If I had to guess, it’s mostly water.

  The really scary stuff (in aqueous solutions, anyways) isn’t usually brightly colored, it’s usually clear. Of course there are exceptions - like bromine or iodine - but I know what those look like and nothing on that tree looks like either of those.

  The reason for that is that most pigments are conjugated ring systems - complex organic molecules that break down in harsh environments - so anything sufficiently reactive would actually destroy any colorants you added to them.

  I’m not saying that bright, friendly colors are always safe… but the easiest way to get a bunch of bright colors is to use food coloring and water.

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• Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Image

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• janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  angry lab safety manager

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  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “You see my dear undergrad, lab safety managers are only an impediment to Scientific Progress if they aren’t poisoned, corroded or on fire. Fortunately, this is a chemistry lab…”

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    • janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      “…so usually ≥2 of those conditions are met?”

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• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Everything” - The mad alchemist.

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• cybervseas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Lacerations

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  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “We take great pride in the fact that none of the survivors have ever claimed our Christmas parties are boring.”

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