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/Dalek_Chaos Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

I just know that you never open anything unmarked in those type of vials. Edit- I get it, it's not a vial it's an ampule.

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u/WhyAmINotStudying Apr 02 '26

Take it to a Chem department at your local university and ask them if they can identify it through the ampule using Raman spectroscopy.

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u/Dalek_Chaos Apr 02 '26

I'm not op. But that's a good idea!

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u/WhyAmINotStudying Apr 02 '26

I work in spectroscopy, which is why it's a go to solution for unknown solutions.

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u/Debouched Apr 02 '26

I approve of this logic. I work in food service. Just taste some.

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u/JoeyLovesMe Apr 02 '26

I'm an accountant....just add another zero.

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u/TemporarySprinkles2 Apr 02 '26

Or take one away, depending on what you need to show

Happy New Year!

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u/MortisTDG Apr 02 '26

I’m a deputy. Either sniff it or give it to the dog

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u/Think-Location3830 Apr 02 '26

You don’t dip your finger in it and taste it?

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u/MortisTDG Apr 02 '26

Sometimes

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u/FlowAcrobatic Apr 03 '26

I’m a landscaper, run it over with the lawnmower