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misterundercoat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Water: 35 liters, Carbon: 20 kg, Ammonia: 4 liters, Lime:1.5 kg, Phosphrus: 800 g, salt: 250g, saltpeter:100g, Sulfer: 80g, Fluorine: 7.5 g, iron: 5.6 g, Silicon: 3g, and 15 other elements in small quantities… thats the total chemical makeup of the average adult body. Modern science knows all of this, but there has never been a single example of succesful human trasmutation.

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quigat@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

These are the Things that Make a Man

Iron enough to make a nail,
Lime enough to paint a wall,
Water enough to drown a dog,
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas,
Potash enough to wash a shirt,
Gold enough to buy a bean,
Silver enough to coat a pin,
Lead enough to ballast a bird,
Phosphor enough to light the town,
Poison enough to kill a cow,

Strength enough to build a home,
Time enough to hold a child,
Love enough to break a heart.

Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith

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prayer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

saltpeter:100g

So we can make explosives out of humans? Oh boy.

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- Asidonhopo@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I believe this is a minor plot point in Fight Club
  
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