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It's a trap! (mander.xyz)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 132 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's the first ingredient of Nuka-Cola

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Uranium fever has done and got me down

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Uranium fever, it's spreading all around!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

With a Geiger counter in my hand!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm a-goin' out to stake me some government land

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Uranium fever has done and got me down.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thirsty for uranium?

H~2~O~4~U!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

What would this taste like?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago

Looks like someone tried:

Uranyl salts are toxic and can cause severe chronic kidney disease and acute tubular necrosis. Target organs include the kidneys, liver, lungs and brain. Uranyl ion accumulation in tissues including gonocytes produces congenital disorders, and in white blood cells causes immune system damage. Uranyl compounds are also neurotoxins. Uranyl ion contamination has been found on and around depleted uranium targets.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Green Skittles

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

and then blood.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

That's the aftertaste. Comes after quite a while.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Peroxide and dead mouth flesh.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

i dont know, but since it is produced in a stage of uranium enrichmet, and chemists have a worrying tendency to accidentally taste stuff, I am convinced there's someone out there who knows.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

I wouldn't drink dihidroxyuranium, but on the other side effects of dihydrogen monoxide intake are in every case fatal. We really should find some alternative.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago

PubChem has uranium dioxideperoxide, uranyl hydroxide, uranylhydroxyd, and the most cursed one which only has an IUPAC name: oxygen(2-);uranium;hydrate

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago

One will make you urinate, the other will make you uraniuminate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Actually the jury is still out on if oxidane is 100% lethal or not. A definite conclusion is expected to arrive ~at the end of anthropocene epoch.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago

Instructions unclear, I am now developing Shin Godzilla biology

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago

Finally, one example where we don't have to explain to people that actually Uranium being toxic will kill you first.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

Totally! It says premium drinking water but when you try and drink from it it makes a huge mess and everyone stares at U.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Electrolytes?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's got what [Nuclear Power] plants crave!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Heavy Water™️ is sure to quench any Nuclear Power Plant thirst!
Ask for it by name!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

The heavier the water, the deeper the thirst quenching!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

Finally. Do you know how hard it is to find this stuff?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In Russia they prefer simply pure Po-H(2)O, maybe with some tea

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Voda - water

ka - a little

Vodka - water, a little

Checks out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

You waited for Star Wars Day to post this, didn't you?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Math checks out.