The LD 50 for sulfur is 2000 MG per kilogram body weight. So you’d probably be fine licking it. You can’t just go off the msds.
Comment on Chemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table?
5oap10116@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Chemist here: all the reds are correct but it would take so much time to explain why so many of the greens are super concerning. Every time I see this reposted it’s so concerning…I should just spend the 17 minutes and save a copy pasta response of everything horribly wrong with this.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Eheran@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You are absolutely fine licking sulfur, it is not going to do anything. In case of a solid block you are not even going to taste anything. Also what the fuck, sulfur is not poisonous, that MSDS is bullshit.
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’m pretty sure that licking pure magnesium would make your tongue explode too.
readthemessage@lemmy.eco.br 4 months ago
I would not be willing to lick calcium, too
model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Definitely not licking pure lithium, sodium, or any of the alkali (s-block) metals. My tongue is wet. That shit explodes in water, yo.
Fermion@feddit.nl 4 months ago
I wonder if you’d get a sort of leidenfrost effect limiting the extent of damage.
I’m not going to test that though.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Magnesium is fine (see response above). invidious.darkness.services/watch?v=Q_4I30Nz_b0 Just don’t vomit on it before you lick it, 'cause it’ll get spicy with acid.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I have elemental magnesium. it’s shelf stable and doesn’t react violently with water. Want me to try licking it and let you know? (hint: at worst it’ll make a minuscule amount of milk of magnesia)