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luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 days agoI melted lead and poured sulphur on it, and instead of getting galena I got a whiff of Hell on my face.
Was it supposed to form Galena and you messed up the process, or did you think it should but were wrong from the outset?
lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 days ago
At least in theory it could work, given it’s similar to how people make niello since the antiquity, but I forgot to take into account oxygen — the sulphur caught fire.
luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 days ago
TIL. Thanks for the explanation (and your stories)!