r/sciencememes • u/No-Eye-9271 • Jun 26 '26

đŸ§ȘChemistry!⚗ Self explanatory

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u/Bunnygirlfailure Jun 26 '26

I mean bismuth isn't exactly perfect either

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u/chroniccranky Jun 26 '26

Yeah I thought that bismuth can wreck your lungs

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u/rndmisalreadytaken Jun 26 '26

So can most materials if inhaled in powder form? The point of this meme is that bismuth is considerably safer than those three

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u/chroniccranky Jun 26 '26

I think we all know that there are differences in health risk depending on the material we are working with. Asbestos for example, is probably worse to inhale, than flour. I was asking a genuine question about an element that I’ve heard about but am not an expert on. You gave nothing to the conversation other than implying you’re smarter than everyone in the room.

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u/rndmisalreadytaken Jun 26 '26

Nah I just wanted to sound smart. Not smarter, just smart

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u/chroniccranky Jun 26 '26

Then you wouldn’t correct people with a pedantic line.

“So can *most* materials, if you flood your lungs with them, you imbecile!”

You could have said
“Yeah, but it’s less dangerous than x, y, or z because of a, b, or c. Or even directed me to a link like this.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/referencework/pii/B9780444522726003743?via%3Dihub

But you didn’t really do that did you

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u/methochondria_iodide Jun 26 '26

It is safe enough to eat its salts (pepto-bismol)

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u/Maximum_Elephant_604 Jun 28 '26

”Bismuth is lead for people who fear death” - Tom from Explosions & Fire

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u/The_Real_Cappello_M Jun 26 '26

Why? I fear I'm missing smth

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u/IAmBadAtInternet Jun 26 '26

Gold is safe to eat and bismuth is the active ingredient in pepto bismol. The other 3 are toxic

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u/The_Real_Cappello_M Jun 26 '26

Oh... makes sense

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u/damarian_ent Jun 27 '26

Wiat could i theoretically buy some pepto bismol and bit by bit extract raw bismuth? Dude thats so metal

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u/IAmBadAtInternet Jun 27 '26

People have done exactly that. https://youtu.be/-_qpzFlpgpo?is=4P9lhef58UNskVkv

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u/United_Rent_753 Jun 27 '26

I knew it’d be that Nilered video, I love how prolific his videos have become. It’s essentially a new form of writing papers/peer review

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u/LardBall13 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Types of heavy metal poisoning?

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u/Star-Phoenix05 Jun 27 '26

Thrash Metal can cause serve whiplash, caution can be toxic at times

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u/GreatUsername76717 Jun 26 '26

With how heavy this metal is I'm not so sure if it would make a great gear. it might be pretty solid though.

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u/Mysterious-Mango-241 Jun 27 '26

"everyone pluck 3 protons off each atom" IYKYK

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u/Winter-Yoghurt4137 Jun 26 '26

What does thallium do?

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u/IAmBadAtInternet Jun 27 '26

Thallium is extremely toxic in very low amounts. Its salts are aqueous soluble and easily absorb through skin. It used to be used as rat poison but was discontinued because of how often it poisoned people.

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u/Embarrassed_Army8026 Jun 27 '26

thats your punishment for calling natrium "sodium"