The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoCan I lick it?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageCan I lick it?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGo ahead and lick pure oxygen. Nothing wrong with that, sure.
minus-squareSiethron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou know O2 is pure oxygen right? Unless we’re getting into the technicality of if things in there gaseous forms can be licked it’s safe.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGet a bottle of pure oxygen and open it over a tongue-simulator¹ to see what happens. People usually use a hot-dog. But with oxygen, even a piece of wood is close enough.
minus-squareBreadOven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou need something else along with the oxygen to cause combustion.
minus-squareSiethron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe mercury and Gemini space programs had cabins consisting of pure oxygen. And those astronauts were fine.
minus-squareshneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoi think gasses can be licked, for example - if i put menthol shards into hot cup of water, i can definitely feel it on my tongue if i lick the air above the cup. therefore, lickable
Go ahead and lick pure oxygen. Nothing wrong with that, sure.
You know O2 is pure oxygen right? Unless we’re getting into the technicality of if things in there gaseous forms can be licked it’s safe.
Get a bottle of pure oxygen and open it over a tongue-simulator¹ to see what happens.
People usually use a hot-dog. But with oxygen, even a piece of wood is close enough.
You need something else along with the oxygen to cause combustion.
The mercury and Gemini space programs had cabins consisting of pure oxygen. And those astronauts were fine.
Apollo 1 says hi.
i think gasses can be licked, for example - if i put menthol shards into hot cup of water, i can definitely feel it on my tongue if i lick the air above the cup. therefore, lickable