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[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 132 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's the first ingredient of Nuka-Cola

[–] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Uranium fever has done and got me down

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Uranium fever, it's spreading all around!

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With a Geiger counter in my hand!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm a-goin' out to stake me some government land

[–] MissGutsy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Uranium fever has done and got me down.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 98 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] DisguisedJoker@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (4 children)

What would this taste like?

[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 4 months ago

Looks like someone tried:

Uranyl salts are toxic and can cause severe chronic kidney disease and acute tubular necrosis. Target organs include the kidneys, liver, lungs and brain. Uranyl ion accumulation in tissues including gonocytes produces congenital disorders, and in white blood cells causes immune system damage. Uranyl compounds are also neurotoxins. Uranyl ion contamination has been found on and around depleted uranium targets.

[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 7 points 4 months ago

That's the aftertaste. Comes after quite a while.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 9 points 4 months ago

Peroxide and dead mouth flesh.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 4 months ago

i dont know, but since it is produced in a stage of uranium enrichmet, and chemists have a worrying tendency to accidentally taste stuff, I am convinced there's someone out there who knows.

[–] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 53 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I wouldn't drink dihidroxyuranium, but on the other side effects of dihydrogen monoxide intake are in every case fatal. We really should find some alternative.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 months ago

PubChem has uranium dioxideperoxide, uranyl hydroxide, uranylhydroxyd, and the most cursed one which only has an IUPAC name: oxygen(2-);uranium;hydrate

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 24 points 4 months ago

One will make you urinate, the other will make you uraniuminate.

Actually the jury is still out on if oxidane is 100% lethal or not. A definite conclusion is expected to arrive ~at the end of anthropocene epoch.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 36 points 4 months ago

Instructions unclear, I am now developing Shin Godzilla biology

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

Finally, one example where we don't have to explain to people that actually Uranium being toxic will kill you first.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Totally! It says premium drinking water but when you try and drink from it it makes a huge mess and everyone stares at U.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Finally. Do you know how hard it is to find this stuff?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's got what [Nuclear Power] plants crave!

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Heavy Water™️ is sure to quench any Nuclear Power Plant thirst!
Ask for it by name!

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

The heavier the water, the deeper the thirst quenching!

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In Russia they prefer simply pure Po-H(2)O, maybe with some tea

[–] HopingForBetter@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Voda - water

ka - a little

Vodka - water, a little

Checks out.

[–] valen@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

You waited for Star Wars Day to post this, didn't you?

[–] credo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Math checks out.