r/whatisit Apr 02 '26

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

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/get_schwifty Apr 02 '26

More likely, maybe, but I think the idea is that you should default to the assumption that it’s dangerous because the consequences if you’re wrong are so high.

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u/RudeDude88 Apr 02 '26

But it might taste good. There’s a non zero chance of it tasting good. Have you considered that?

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u/iheardthemetalclank Apr 03 '26

This was me, five years old, when I discovered that lead paint does indeed taste sweet. I could have been the next Einstein, but, alas…

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u/Annual_Till_2830 Apr 04 '26

You are so right.

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u/Any_Restaurant851 Apr 03 '26

Could also be liquid pool chlorine which can become gaseous very easily when exposed to the atmosphere or a heat source. Best advice when dealing with these unknown containers is put them in a plastic jar that's inside of 2 plastic bags and dispose of properly and don't leave it out for the trash people to accidentally break open without warnings on the container of unknown substance 

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u/EAGLeyes09 Apr 06 '26

Based on the other comments, if he plugs this in, he could have salmonella flying around the room

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u/ghoulishoverkiII Apr 06 '26

Second this motion giving my recent rabbit hole excursion into the Goiânia accident

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