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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Scientists aren't being paid enough, that's how they found out, right?

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

From what I understand, you would probably have to pay geologists extra (and I guess archaeologists) to not lick stuff they dig out of the ground.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How many times have I told you, don't drink from the beakers.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm a chemist, and I've been gifted beaker tea-glasses and water glasses. They have been made for drinking, have never even been close to a lab, and yet drinking from a beaker makes me actually physically nauseous. It's 100% psychosomatic, I know it's fine, but my instincts scream at me not to do this, and I actually become nauseous when I drink water from a beaker.

So it's pretty easy not to

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago

this is how I expect reasonable people to react with the type of knowledge you have, yet we have multiple well known sweeteners discovered by accident.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Your brain is being a bro for once! Good job Tar_Alcaran's brain 👍