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Matt Bivens, M.D.'s avatar

So proud ...

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AQ's avatar

This is absolutely ridiculous, a huge waste of time and I love it.

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Randall's avatar

Really going to need a little more detail on the Diet Coke thing.

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Auros's avatar

I think part of the joke is about the "mentos in diet coke" gag, but the other part is that Cesium, like anything in the light-metal family, reacts violently with water. Even just exposing it to the water vapor in the air can be dangerous.

https://youtu.be/fPk1hKLRyeE?t=129

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Randall's avatar

Thanks! I find this fascinating

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Auros's avatar

And of course if you blasted a piece of Cs-137 into smithereens by dropping it into a comparable volume of water, that would efficiently distribute a lot of extremely dangerous radioactive material. Don't try this at home, kids!

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Ryan K. Rigney's avatar

More of this please. Fantastic.

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Tom Worster's avatar

Thanks. I need to spend more time reading about science. To much PPE makes /me anxious.

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Tom Worster's avatar

I just realized that PPE means something else. I meant politics, philosophy and economics.

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Jordan Sanderson's avatar

Incredible

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James of the Beach's avatar

This article made me laugh while sitting here on a rather unusual Black Friday... or is it just normal for 2020.

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Adri's avatar

I laughed out loud, totally worth it!

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Robert's avatar

This cracked me up. I love it.

And I learned so much about cesium!

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Dos Chihuahuas's avatar

Literally laughed out loud on this one. Two thumbs up!

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Serge's avatar

write a simulation or bust

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Joe M's avatar

Had me a laff mate

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Medium Bad's avatar

This lack of caesium in our lives might explain all the Brunch Covidians these days.

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