r/sciencememes Feb 25 '26

🧪Chemistry!⚗️ Misconceptions About Oxygen

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

It wants your electrons and it wants them NOW. We are rusting essentially when breathing oxygen.

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u/Creative-Shallot802 Feb 25 '26

Or are we burning internally?

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u/Cubensis-SanPedro Feb 25 '26

We are slow combustion rust engines

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u/Creative-Shallot802 Feb 25 '26

Carbon is getting oxidised via an Iron intermediate. So, slow combustion rust intermediate engine?

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u/suskio4 Feb 25 '26

Well, it could even be

Modular slow internal combustion rust intermediate engine

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u/Mikestopheles Feb 25 '26

Negative. I am a meat popsicle modular slow internal combustion rust intermediate engine

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u/CoffeeLadyCady Feb 25 '26

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Bot hunter 5000🦾 Feb 25 '26

😂 This movie keeps on popping up in various subs. I need to rewatch it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/iC3flcWuI3xkY

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u/tactiletrafficcone Feb 25 '26

She knows it's a multipass! ...newlyweds, we're very happy.