fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agowhat’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1886arrow-down11
arrow-up1885arrow-down1imagewhat’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoAt 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.
minus-squareluciferofastora@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoTIL. 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.)
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.
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.)