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Originally posted by Lira Oestrogen: It makes you bleed for a whole week every month and stuff. Oh, and it's quite common too

I don't trust any creature that bleeds for a week and lives.

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in high school, during the last day of our Chemistry I class, we pressured our teacher into showing us first hand the effects of mixing Magnesium with water.
The teacher didn't really know a safe amount, so he freestyled it. Filled up a small desk cupboard with water, grabbed a rock of Magnesium about the size of a ping pong ball and flung it in.
We were all really nervous at first so we were all at a distance, but all we saw were little sparks, so we moved in for a closer look and then :BOOM:.

That was the climax to a shennenigan filled year at HS Chemistry. Small things such as creating flamethrowers with the gas vents, exploding beakers, open-beaker reaction projectiles and my own groups "remove the burning rock from the desk with your bare hands" trick.

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Don't eat apple cores. They contain cyanide.

I found out the hard way

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit in high school, during the last day of our Chemistry I class, we pressured our teacher into showing us first hand the effects of mixing Magnesium with water. The teacher didn't really know a safe amount, so he freestyled it. Filled up a small desk cupboard with water, grabbed a rock of Magnesium about the size of a ping pong ball and flung it in. We were all really nervous at first so we were all at a distance, but all we saw were little sparks, so we moved in for a closer look and then :BOOM:

Wtf, magnesium reacts with water? I thought that was Sodium?

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Sodium? Isn't that the one where 1 electron difference determines whether it is Salt or it makes your head explode? I think that one is valid too, but I'm pretty sure we had a rock of Magnesium.

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Also I know carbon monoxide is a threat, though probably not that big of a threat in labs?

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Originally posted by Magnetonium Also I know carbon monoxide is a threat, though probably not that big of a threat in labs?

Not anywhere nearly as dangerous as Dihydrogen Monoxide. Kills hundreds each year.

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Originally posted by aNYthing Not anywhere nearly as dangerous as Dihydrogen Monoxide. Kills hundreds each year.

Too bad I've heard that one too many times before!

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Originally posted by Magnetonium Too bad I've heard that one too many times before!

c'mon... still classic.

The dangers of dihydrogen monoxide include:

Also called "hydroxyl acid", the substance is the major component of acid rain;
Contributes to the greenhouse effect;
Contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape;
Accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.;
Excessive ingestion may cause various unpleasant effects, including death;
Prolonged contact with its solid form results in severe tissue damage;
Inhalation, even in small quantities, may cause death;
Its gaseous form may cause severe burns;
It has been found in the tumors of terminal cancer patients;
For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death;
Despite the danger, DHMO is often used:
Used in many forms of cruel animal research;
The US Navy has a secret distribution network for DHMO;
Lakes and rivers all over the world are contaminated with DHMO;
In the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical;
As an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products;
Known to be a component of a number of cancer-causing agents
Nevertheless, governments and corporations continue using it widely, heedless of its grave dangers.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit Sodium? Isn't that the one where 1 electron difference determines whether it is Salt or it makes your head explode? I think that one is valid too, but I'm pretty sure we had a rock of Magnesium.

Sodium + water definitely has an explosive reaction.

http://www2.uni-siegen.de/~pci/vers...sh/v44-1-1.html

Magnesium might too... But not at room temperature?

http://www.lenntech.com/elements-an...m-and-water.htm

Edit: It looks like Magnesium reacts strongly with water, once it's already burning?

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Just a heads up. Your firealarms in your house contain minute amounts of
americium-241.

This radioactive element does cause radiation poisoning, and if turned into a vapor I think it instant kills you.

There is a story about a man who wanted to make a nuclear reactor with this stuff or something along those lines. This is what he looks like after messing with such HAZARDIOUS MATERIALS



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