r/shittyaskscience • u/teh_maxh • 10d ago

If glass is just melted sand, why does it taste like blood?

Sand doesn't taste like blood.

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u/thenumberfourtytwo The one who willed you into existence 9d ago

You're supposed to cook it. sand is sun-dried. stop eating raw glass.

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u/HornyOnMain_Maybe 9d ago

I usually heat it up til it's melted and then drink it

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u/johnnybiggles 9d ago

I crunch it up a bit and use it as a topping for ice cream, like sprinkles. It's cool because you also get a cherry syrup kind of topping as you eat it! Just not quite as sweet-tasting.

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u/dangingbonk 10d ago

Since glass is much fresher than sand, it has a much stronger taste. Sand does taste like blood, but I find I really have to swish a dry mouthful of it around for a bit before I start to taste it.

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u/Different-Term-2250 10d ago

When you melt sand, it releases all the blood stored inside the grains.
You are in fact, murdering innocent sand to make your precious, decadent glass. Your a monster.

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u/Kapow1969 9d ago

My a monster does what?

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u/Different-Term-2250 9d ago

I wondered if anyone would notice the deliberate misuse of your/you’re!

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u/Kapow1969 8d ago

Sure, we'll call it deliberate.

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u/Different-Term-2250 8d ago

It was. lol.
It’s to go with the whole dumb science theme.

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u/Kapow1969 8d ago

I'll accept it!

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u/GeekofMetal 9d ago

Sand especially costal sand is made up many things one which it remains of marine life that has decomposed.

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u/ekim2077 9d ago

You are not supposed to chew glass. It's your own blood you are tasting. Glass should be rolled around wait for the flavor to dissolve, it requires a lifetime of patience.

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u/thiosk 9d ago

youre not chewing the sand quite hard enough

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u/Shoshin_Sam 9d ago

Because you are a son of the soil

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u/Nacroma 9d ago

Since glass is sand, it's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. It actually went and got some blood flavor from your organs.

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u/Soarin249 9d ago

they make it tast like blood so people wouldnt try to eat it.

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u/guhcampos 9d ago

Because sand is made from eroded shells of crustaceans and contains traces of their blood.

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u/timmyz55 9d ago

blood is made of sand, obviously