Pure carbon is not very tasty, but it can save your life if you ingested certain toxins
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2025
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It can also end it if you eat it while taking critical medication.
I like how the legend implies that I will be licking these elements, whether it's a good idea or not
Can I lick it? (Yes you can!)
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You can lick any element once.
Missed opportunity for the green area to say "Yes, you can"
If cesium is only a red, I'm scared to know what the purple ones would do 😱
Why is it safer to lick Lithium than Caesium?
Radon is a gas. I’d like to see you lick that. Same for the halogens, the noble gases, nitrogen, oxygen hydrogen and probably some I forgot.
According to wikipedia
Because biochemical processes can confuse and substitute caesium with potassium, excess caesium can lead to hypokalemia, arrhythmia, and acute cardiac arrest, but such amounts would not ordinarily be encountered in natural sources.
Both still react explosively with your tongue, leaving highly toxic remains.
I'm agreeing with the GP here, why is Lithium yellow?
I'm licking gaseous nitrogen right now
The alkali metals get more strongly reactive the higher their atomic number.
Lithium will react pretty violently with the water in your saliva, but cesium will blow up your head. If you get enough of it wet to cover your tongue
The alkali metals get more strongly reactive the higher their atomic number.
I thought it was the other way around. Thanks for correcting me.
The Lanthanides look delicious!
Pure chromium is alright, but you really shouldn't lick any compound containing chromium(VI): they're highly carcinogenic.
fairly sure licking S, Mg, O, N (and many more, not going through all) is not a good idea (Assuming in non compound pure element atomic gas). If we make compounds (O2, N2, S8), even then Mg and S8 are still toxic