Comment on Chemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table?

• readthemessage@lemmy.eco.br ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would not be willing to lick calcium, too

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  • 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.

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    • 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.

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    • 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.

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      • model_tar_gz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Mg is an alkaline earth metal, not an alkali metal. :). Still have zero desire whatsoever to eat elemental Mg.

        But I did say s-block didn’t I. That’s on me, I set the bar too low.

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• 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)

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