• @nogooduser
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    148 months ago

    I think that an element needs to be solid or liquid to be licked so a lot of those greens shouldn’t be. I don’t want to lick liquid hydrogen.

    • Funkytom467
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      8 months ago

      My first thought, especially since you can’t lick a gaz.

      Now I’m also questioning myself about all noble gaz, what are they like in liquid (or solid) form?..

  • @hperrin
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    128 months ago

    There are different reasons to not lick them too. Some of them will explode if you lick them.

      • @hperrin
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        38 months ago

        The alkali metals. Starting with lithium, but it probably won’t explode, just burn. Sodium, potassium, and rubidium will explode from your saliva. Cesium and francium will explode just from the moisture in the air.

    • @BreadOven
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      18 months ago

      In contact with air, it can form the tetroxide, which is pretty toxic.

  • @edgemaster72
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    08 months ago

    Lead: “Maybe not a good idea”

    US infrastructure: “So maybe it’s not a bad idea either? Keep using it in the pipes.”