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what’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment? (mander.xyz)
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[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago

I melted lead and poured sulphur on it, and instead of getting galena I got a whiff of Hell on my face.

Was it supposed to form Galena and you messed up the process, or did you think it should but were wrong from the outset?

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 15 points 2 days ago

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.

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.)

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