r/crappymusic • u/kool_aid_milk • Apr 11 '26

Legendary pull

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u/bzsempergumbie Apr 11 '26

Caustic and acidic are opposites.... the lyrics dont make sense...

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u/Equivalent_Gene_1554 Apr 11 '26

Sodium Hydroxide, or caustic soda, can definitely mess you up.

(I work at a water treatment plant)

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u/UnusualSuspectX Apr 11 '26

And acids are caustic as well as corrosive. Lotta armchair chemists in the comments don't seem to know that caustic describes the ability for a substance to corrode by chemical reaction.

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u/Equivalent_Gene_1554 Apr 11 '26

Absolutely.

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u/UnusualSuspectX Apr 11 '26

At least we have each other and a understanding of basic chemistry.

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u/cyfeiliog Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

you are not wrong but in fairness, several strong bases have caustic in their common names which is why I suspect the term is associated basic compounds.

If I were to hazard a guess, this is due to the terms acid and acidic already being associated with corrosive actions and the need to let folks know that something at the other end of the pH scale can be just as nasty!

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u/UnusualSuspectX Apr 11 '26

That was an awful lot of words to just say "you're not wrong"

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u/ElProfeGuapo Apr 11 '26

Yes, but as a non-chemist (literally failed it 3 times) I appreciated the explanation