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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pshh. You can lick any of them once.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You really shouldn't, though.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

I can be, though, if you ask nicely..

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oganesson has a half-life of about 0.7 ms and is excruciatingly difficult to synthesize in a way that even lasts on the order of milliseconds. The beam it's created in is sent to a semiconductor detector. You'd be stretching the definition of "lick" very heavily if you could even convolute a way to make it land on the human tongue.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Easy, just send the beam to their tongue instead of the duperwhatsit detector. Bam. Licked.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Bam. Licked.

My dog running straight at me after a solid 15 at the butthole buffet.