reminds me of this rhyme
little johnny is dead and gone, we'll see his face no more, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4
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reminds me of this rhyme
little johnny is dead and gone, we'll see his face no more, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4
Which reminds me of this rhyme:
Young Tom went too soon, alas
He tried to trace the escaping gas.
With lighted match he braved this feat
Which blew him to the pearly gates!
Isn't HgU also pretty toxic though?
I don’t think that’s a possible compound. My chemistry knowledge is very rusty but I can recall ever hearing about a chemical bond between two metals.
https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L060412
Let it never be said that I don't back up my silly Internet comments with sufficient research.
I [can’t] recall ever hearing about a chemical bond between two metals
That’s what alloys are. Brass, bronze, pewter, etc. Alloys containing mercury get the special name “amalgam”, for some reason.
Like I don’t know much about chemistry but like that chemical doesn’t look happy , wouldn’t be surprised if its explosive
What do you get when you mix Uranium, Nickel, Cobalt, and Radon?
Cancer?
You get a UNiCoRn, but I guess it can be a cancerous unicorn.
A narwhal
How can I hug someone if that someone doesn’t exist?
A “hug” without “u” as in the other person? What am I hugging? The Air?
Seems you would be hugging a liquid at room temperature metal that is also toxic.
HgichT
They did toxic shit! But I kind of like it haha
Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A hug without u is fucking metal
Opafi@feddit.de 9 months ago
A hug without you is version control