People used to flavor everything with lead, so I bet it's tasty. Some historical records hinted that it's sweet. I still wouldn't try it tho.
What does copper ore taste like?
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Oh! That’s a good answer! I’m also not willing to try it, but I’ll have to look up what people say about it.
We settled on copper ore, since I don’t know if you would consider a copper ingot to be a rock. But I personally find the taste of copper delightful.
where/how/what are you eating copper which permits you to taste it?
I have a copper pen. It tastes good.
I would ask the rockbiter.
They look like good, strong hands...
From my observations at music festivals, I’d guess either Jam Rock or Acid Rock.
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Halite is a boring answer, but Potassium chloride ("No Salt") is a fun rock to taste. Ice prepared with heavy water is the only sweet-tasting mineral that comes to mind.
Sal ammoniac is another fine-tasting rock. Copper ore might be the worst of the options here, I hate the taste of copper in drinking fountains.
Really? I quite like the taste of copper. I have a copper pen and it’s delicious.
Have you tasted Uranium?
Is that graphite encasing it?
They're even wearing little chef hats
It looks delicious, for real. Like, I want it in me.
Yeah, salt. Salt is the best rock. Salt.
It makes everything taste better. Salt, sugar, and caffeine are the big 3 addicting things and only salt is a rock.
Now of you're a Goron...
I got some from Brighton beach once, that was pretty tasty. Yes I broke your rules.
I'll see your Brighton and raise you Blackpool.
Shale. It doesn't taste like much, but the consistency is like a really good chocolate bar, so it kinda messes with the mind. Thanks I don't have pica, but that would definitely be my rock of choice
I guess ice tea
Tea is organic so it doesn't count.
Oh fair, that slipped my mind.
Pop rocks