I just learned about “Salt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)”.
I’m sure there are lots of examples in life that this rule also applies to.
When she says “don’t” and when she says “stop”.
Sex is good! Dogs are good! Sex with dogs is NOT good!
O2 is great! Vital, even! Unpaired oxygen is highly toxic to all forms of life
This is Scary because both are formed in the exact same way the only factor is how much oxygen is available on combustion.
Fucking is legal, selling is legal, why isn’t selling fucking legal? – Carlin.
O3 is again not good for us. Not breathe it and die but it attacks your lungs if you inhale too much.
Does it have an active poisonous effect, or is it just dangerous because it’s not breathable?
Not sure anymore. The lesson we were taught just basically said that it damages your lunge if you breath in too much. There were some other interesting thins in that lesson. Basically that cars release not only co2 but also pure c into the air which binds o3 elements into co2 and o2. Which is why in cities and region with more traffic less o3 can be found. O3 is also more common and really sunny days. But please take this with a grain of doubt as this was some years ago.
O3 (Ozone) is effectively airborne bleach. The molecule is ‘happy’ to dump an oxygen and become O2, the last O needs something to bind to however. Large, complex hydrocarbons are particularly vulnerable to damage from this. Unfortunately, our bodies are basically made of complex hydrocarbon chains. While our skin is quite resistant to damage (we have an ablative layer of dead skin cells), our lungs and eyes aren’t. Ozone will do significant damage, in even small doses.
Luckily, the same thing that makes it dangerous also makes it unstable. O3 breaks down to O2 relatively quickly (20 minute half-life, I think). It’s also amazing at decontaminating and deodorising a room or building. Bacteria, viruses and VOCs(volatile organic molecules, aka smelly stuff) are particularly vulnerable to damage from O3. You just have to remove anything you don’t want to damage (like houseplants, pets, or children), and keep the place relatively sealed to not pollute the area too much.
It’s reactive and creates free oxygen radicals that will attack nearly anything, so it’ll actively oxidize your lungs.
Red wine and Champagne.
Those are fairly subjective, but:
- Good+good = bad: garlic and fish, cheese sauce and pasta, soft yolk egg and rice
- Bad+bad = good: soprano aria and rap
I don’t. It’s the texture - I can’t exactly pinpoint what, but it feels off, in a way that (say) cheese sauce on harder carbs doesn’t.
I’ve had both good and horrible mac 'n cheese and I think the difference was the cheese but I remember having that feeling you mentioned. Have you tried different ones? Maybe there’s one you’ll enjoy.
Doesn’t cheese sauce + pasta = mac and cheese? Do you not like mac and cheese?
It is mac and cheese, and I find its texture strongly disagreeable. Same deal with the soft yolk egg with rice.
Just personal preferences, mind you.
Understandable. I have a strong aversion to lots of foods based solely on the texture, but thankfully, mac and cheese is not one of them!
Also very subjective: I would not say cheese sauce is good on its own. I only eat it with tortilla chips, pasta, or Taco Bell’s nacho fries.
Blue cheese and orange juice! It’s such a bad combo it’s worth trying.
