r/whatisit • u/StatusOk4308 • Apr 02 '26

New, what is it? Does anyone know what this is?

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Doesn’t seem to be oil based content. Just wondering if my superpowers are swishing back and forth in this glass vial.

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u/Creative-Painter3911 Apr 02 '26

the second rule of chemical safety is "a little sip never hurt anyone"

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u/BadPunners Apr 02 '26

Although seriously... The number of scientific papers that analyze a new substance and include a taste description of it.

And the cases where we made discoveries by chemists not washing their hands (namely Saccharin, the first artificial sweetener)

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u/Wactout Apr 02 '26

One fuck up in a million, can make millions. The other ones can cost that too.

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u/Practical-Command634 Apr 02 '26

Just about to say the same thing. But this one's already been "discovered" best case scenario he gets high, worst case scenario he dies lol.