Realistically, a geoscientist doesn’t really have to worry about accidentally licking some superheavy elements beyond plutonium, and if they do, they should be a lot more concerned about lead, being fired at them, after breaking into a particle accelerator because they wanted to know the taste of oganesson.
It’s not my problem that they try to hide the forbidden tastes, if they didn’t want me to break in they should’ve stopped shooting at me and screaming “He took Jim’s kidneys!” frankly the nerve of some people. Should’ve just invited me in, far less lethalities.
Depends on the state of mercury. Mercury in an inorganic state is survivable. It’d probably still mess up your organs. Organic mercury or mercury in its vapor form is a lot more dangerous, and can cross the blood brain barrier.
Not the dodgiest claim for snake oil. When radium was discovered, snake oil salesmen started putting that shit in everything from tonics to toothpaste to fucking makeup. The rationale was that brief exposure to a high radiation dose killed cells, so low dose radiation over a long period must surely kill weak diseased cells and leave healthy ones alive. They claimed curative effects from non-addictive pain relief to curing erectile dysfunction and improving your sex life by strapping radium to your ballsack. The kind of stuff that, were it still around today, Trump would hail as the ultimate COVID prevention and cure-it-all.
Are there many rocks declared “hazardous- do not lick”? Beyond maybe lava?
I suspect that if you ate all the Oganesson that has ever been produced, you’d probably be fine because it’s such a small amount
I have some in my spice cabinet, its the secret ingredient to my meatloaf
Realistically, a geoscientist doesn’t really have to worry about accidentally licking some superheavy elements beyond plutonium, and if they do, they should be a lot more concerned about lead, being fired at them, after breaking into a particle accelerator because they wanted to know the taste of oganesson.
It’s not my problem that they try to hide the forbidden tastes, if they didn’t want me to break in they should’ve stopped shooting at me and screaming “He took Jim’s kidneys!” frankly the nerve of some people. Should’ve just invited me in, far less lethalities.
Why is Beryllium worse than Lithium?
Edit: apparently beryllium ions will fuck up your magnesium containing enzymes.
Why is Mercury and fucking Cadmium only in “you really shouldnt”?
Because a single lick probably won’t kill you. The dose makes the poison and all. The highly radioactive ones will (see polonium tea).
But if youre already close enough to lick, arent you fucked anyway? May as well savor it.
If Im in the position where I can lid neptunium, you best fucking believe Im doing it
Polonium emits alpha radiation. It becomes hazardous when it is ingested or inhaled.
Okay so if i were to get my face close enough to lick iylt while holding my breath id be fine?
Only one way to find out, and I would never deprive you of the opportunity to contribute to science.
But wouldn’t not tasting mqke me the control group? Am not a fan of that.
Depends on the state of mercury. Mercury in an inorganic state is survivable. It’d probably still mess up your organs. Organic mercury or mercury in its vapor form is a lot more dangerous, and can cross the blood brain barrier.
A medical video essay about mercury: https://youtu.be/NJ7M01jV058
Generally speaking, you usually have an idea of what it is before you lick it.
But any minerals mercury would be usually be a no go. Here’s a fun one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calomel since we’re talking about chlorides ;)
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Not the dodgiest claim for snake oil. When radium was discovered, snake oil salesmen started putting that shit in everything from tonics to toothpaste to fucking makeup. The rationale was that brief exposure to a high radiation dose killed cells, so low dose radiation over a long period must surely kill weak diseased cells and leave healthy ones alive. They claimed curative effects from non-addictive pain relief to curing erectile dysfunction and improving your sex life by strapping radium to your ballsack. The kind of stuff that, were it still around today, Trump would hail as the ultimate COVID prevention and cure-it-all.