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[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

People have tasted it, they all seem to claim accidentally, the key report is that it tastes 'metallic'.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 77 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fun fact: hang around a strong enough radioactive source and you get the metallic taste WITHOUT even having to touch it. You just get the taste for free!

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 29 points 2 weeks ago

Scientists don’t want you knowing this one trick!

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

Don't tell CrossFit people about radiogenic hemorrhage or they'll start fetishizing it.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Eat your heart out, Jimmy John's.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And jet fuel melts steel beams.

Y'all, it's fucking delicious. Like Simply Orange hate-fucked Tang and the baby was adopted by a loving lesbian couple, Starburst and Skittles. Smith.

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Forget tasted it, some people just flat out ate it, such as Galen Winsor

[–] sawne128@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

That was just uranium