fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 16 hours agowhat’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzimagemessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down11
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minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 hours agoAt least in theory it could work, given it’s similar to how people make niello since the antiquity, but I forgot to take into account oxygen — the sulphur caught fire.
minus-squareluciferofastora@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-28 hours agoTIL. Thanks for the explanation (and your stories)! (Also, thanks for using the em-dash — I feel like too few people use it these days and hate that it has come to be considered an AI indicator.)
At least in theory it could work, given it’s similar to how people make niello since the antiquity, but I forgot to take into account oxygen — the sulphur caught fire.
TIL. Thanks for the explanation (and your stories)!
(Also, thanks for using the em-dash — I feel like too few people use it these days and hate that it has come to be considered an AI indicator.)