xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 days ago
Yeah, I’m not dancing around that thing. Lit candles strapped to dry pine trees indoors were already insane enough, but who knows what shattering some of that glassware might result in?
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
janus2@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
angry lab safety manager
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 days ago
“You see my dear undergrad, lab safety managers are only an impediment to Scientific Progress if they aren’t poisoned, corroded or on fire. Fortunately, this is a chemistry lab…”
janus2@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
“…so usually ≥2 of those conditions are met?”
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Everything” - The mad alchemist.
cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Lacerations
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 days ago
“We take great pride in the fact that none of the survivors have ever claimed our Christmas parties are boring.”
SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
If I had to guess, it’s mostly water.
The really scary stuff (in aqueous solutions, anyways) isn’t usually brightly colored, it’s usually clear. Of course there are exceptions - like bromine or iodine - but I know what those look like and nothing on that tree looks like either of those.
The reason for that is that most pigments are conjugated ring systems - complex organic molecules that break down in harsh environments - so anything sufficiently reactive would actually destroy any colorants you added to them.
I’m not saying that bright, friendly colors are always safe… but the easiest way to get a bunch of bright colors is to use food coloring and water.