Chronicles of a Chemist

I'm sick and tired of pretending I don't want to float in

✨Cherenkov radiation✨

Look at that shit, it's perfect. I bet it feels amazing on the skin and organs. I bet it revitalises the pores. I bet it tastes incredible.

Don't listen to authorities, look at that colour, nothing that pretty could be bad for you.

I'm sick and tired of pretending I don't want to float in

✨Cherenkov radiation✨

Look at that shit, it's perfect. I bet it feels amazing on the skin and organs. I bet it revitalises the pores. I bet it tastes incredible.

Don't listen to authorities, look at that colour, nothing that pretty could be bad for you.

Cherenkov radiation is created by particles that are moving faster than light. Faster than light. This can only happen because the medium they are traveling through slows down the speed of light enough that other particles (like electrons) can move faster than the light

But I’m pretty sure this is happening where the reaction takes place, so it’s not the same thing and is probably much more radioactive. Water is still pretty good at blocking radiation (which that Tom Scott filed a video standing directly above one of these glowing blue pools) but it’s probably not the best idea to swim in them just to be safe

Pools shimmer, safe and still

I ache to slip beneath their skin

Static on my bones.

I hope you enjoyed my haiku.

Blue ringed optopi are some of the most venomous marine animals. A single octopus carries enough venom to kill 26 humans!

All four members of the genus are quite small (just 4-8 inches long) and would rather flee than fight, but they secrete a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX). This powerful sodium channel blocker paralyzes the diaphragm, causing death within minutes without artificial respiration (most victims do recover with timely medical intervention, though). There is no anti-venom.

IF NOT FOR MOUTH WHY HONEYCOMB?

IF NOT FOOD WHY LOOK LIKE FORBIDDEN SNACK?

IF NOT FOR MOUTH WHY HONEYCOMB?

IF NOT FOOD WHY LOOK LIKE FORBIDDEN SNACK?