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

• model_tar_gz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yeah, the only reason I replied was because you were responding to the calcium dude above, then said “s-block”. Just wanted to spread the good word of the 9th-most abundant element in the universe 🙏

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