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Gallium (i.imgur.com)

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[–]ItWillBeMine[S] 441 points442 points ago

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Source

[–]N736RA 133 points134 points ago

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well, I know whats on my birthday list now

[–]grahvity 87 points88 points ago

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http://disappearingspoons.com/

I purchased a kit from here. Wildly entertaining.

[–]catslothloaf 27 points28 points ago

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There goes a few hundred dollars.

[–]SlimKlim 18 points19 points ago

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A better prank would be to make a mold of a loved one's (shiny and new) house key in the middle of summer, then let them leave the house and end up leaving key droplets everywhere. If that happened to me I'd probably think I was hallucinating.

[–]gtarget 16 points17 points ago

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or give one to your friends on acid...

[–]Silenced_is_Foo 32 points33 points ago

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The fact that that site doesn't have giant health warnings all over it is kind of creepy.

[–]grahvity 44 points45 points ago

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its actually fairly non-toxic. You might have a skin reaction to it and ingestion could be bad with the stomach acid but otherwise it's ok. I checked the MSDS and google before handling the stuff.

[–]Silenced_is_Foo 23 points24 points ago

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Still, it's for making a goddamned spoon. If it weren't for the high cost of Gallium, the kit practically guarantees a prank that would involve ingestion.

[–]thoriginal 54 points55 points ago

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Honestly though, the spoon is just as likely to melt in your hand, before it even makes it to the cup. I know if my spoon melted- in my cup or my hand- my first reaction would certainly not be "How do I get this in my mouth?"

[–]chromiselda 2 points3 points ago

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Not really, it'll take at least a few minutes to melt depending how much is there.

[–]Meatsplosion 25 points26 points ago

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A gallium coffee cup would be pretty funny...

[–]do_not_follow 40 points41 points ago

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A gallium of coffee is too much. I prefer 32oz.

[–]morpheousmarty 2 points3 points ago

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You might as well make a sugar glass cup.

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      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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      It's not toxic, but it's never good to swallow a liquid metal.

      [–]him_again 4 points5 points ago

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      or solid metal for that matter

      [–]He11razor 2 points3 points ago

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      There goes my Goldschlager consumption.

      [–]SuperRacx 3 points4 points ago

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      well, crap. There went my next paycheck...

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        [–]Silvani 32 points33 points ago

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        I asked for it for Christmas, I didn't get any.

        I'm not really upset though, because it stains your hand a funny grey color, and I got to build a desktop pc for the first time instead.

        [–]lil_mitch54 12 points13 points ago*

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        Someone posted the Ecosphere on reddit a few months ago. Apparently it gradually starves the shrimp, and is borderline torture for the little guy. I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but your PC was probably a more humane choice.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosphere_(aquarium)#Controversy

        [–]jook11 13 points14 points ago

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        What?

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            [–]ColeSloth 3 points4 points ago

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            Like most super sweet fun stuff, it's damned expensive.

            [–]flakface 33 points34 points ago

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            so..i can cover myself in gallium and become the silver surfer?

            [–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

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            Horrible future news story for you to read: Gallium found to cause rectal cancer.

            [–]crilen 19 points20 points ago*

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            Yup.

            Find one of those clear suits, and put that suit, outside of another normal leak proof suit that has minor insulation to prevent too much body heat from reaching the Gallium, lay flat, fill with gallium and let it harden, put suit on, chrome suit. Of course it may weigh a lot and once it melts it will simply dribble to your feet, but if you're in a cold climate like Canada it should stay mostly formed.

            [–]trampus1 10 points11 points ago

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            I love it. I've tagged you as Surfer, in silver.

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              [–]RedDaggerx 60 points61 points ago

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              'Aerogel(...)It’s also the best insulator in existence, which is why we don’t have Aerogel jackets: it works so well that people were complaining about overheating on Mt. Everest'

              ಠ_ಠ

              [–]thedude8591 41 points42 points ago

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              Yeah those mountain climbers are so ungrateful.

              [–]crilen 27 points28 points ago

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              "I'd rather frost bite!" - Brought to you by every other insulation manufacturer.

              [–]myfourthacct 27 points28 points ago

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              First world problem, you wouldn't know about it.

              [–]uglychicano 5 points6 points ago

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              In a third world country

              [–]ColeSloth 6 points7 points ago

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              They do have aerogel jackets, along with foot insoles, gloves, hats, and all sorts of stuff. They're not even rediculously over priced

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                [–]yesukai 72 points73 points ago

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                "Cheap gifts" $100+. Right.

                [–]needsmorecoffee 37 points38 points ago

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                Well when you're talking geekery, a $35 aerogel sample is a lot cheaper than a new tablet computer or whatever. It's all relative.

                [–][deleted] 24 points25 points ago

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                Does aerogel support Java?

                [–]Potatoez 39 points40 points ago

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                Can Java support up to 1,500 times its own weight?

                [–]sanph 106 points107 points ago

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                Java can't even support its own weight most of the time.

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                  [–]EatBeets 17 points18 points ago

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                  Miracle Berry tablets at $15 sound like they'd be fun.

                  [–]Pfmohr2 13 points14 points ago

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                  They're interesting. It wasn't quite as mind-blowing as I thought, but it was pretty strange to be munching on lemons which tasted like super sweet oranges. And oranges were amazing. So good, it was like I was blowing god.

                  [–]ForeverAllOne 22 points23 points ago

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                  "It wasn't quite as mind-blowing as I thought"

                  "munching on lemons which tasted like super sweet oranges"

                  "It wasn't quite as mind-blowing as I thought"

                  are you fucking kidding me? The fuck did YOU expect? Multiple oral orgasm?

                  Look what you've done to me! Now I want to watch porn. Again.

                  [–]isuadam 10 points11 points ago

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                  "And the snozberries taste like snozberries."

                  [–]powelly 2 points3 points ago

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                  Yeah you take one, eat various things and then spend the rest of the time trying to convince other people to try them.

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                      [–]TheSemiTallest 15 points16 points ago

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                      I already have 4 of the items on that list. It's all a question of what to get next...

                      [–]WellandOne 7 points8 points ago

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                      Which items do you own already?

                      [–]TheSemiTallest 17 points18 points ago

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                      Ecosphere, Miracle Berries (technically don't have anymore), Klein Bottle, Multiple plush microbes.

                      [–]WellandOne 12 points13 points ago

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                      What does the ecosphere look like now? I'll be that's your favorite! And did the berries change flavors of other food drastically?

                      [–]IdRatherBeOnABeach 12 points13 points ago

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                      I just got mine for christmas! The shrimp were being kind of shy, but you can see two of them all blurry down at the bottom.

                      [–]BYAHBYAHBYAH 12 points13 points ago

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                      The miracle berries definitely work, they are so fun! Be careful with the sour stuff though, I had a lot of limes and lemons and the next morning, my taste buds were a little swollen (maybe because of all the citric acid?)

                      [–]dhicks3 22 points23 points ago

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                      Yeah, the protein in the miracle berries only alters the signals sent to your brain by your tongue. It doesn't change the chemical nature of acidic/sour foods. Despite the name, it is not actually magical.

                      [–]ex1stence 51 points52 points ago

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                      Woah woah woah, hold the phone...

                      Magic isn't real?

                      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                      You can't prove that.

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                            [–]joyfulflyer 4 points5 points ago

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                            Oh yeah the berries are really cool. I was not expecting such a large effect.

                            [–]kamakazitp 6 points7 points ago

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                            My EcoSphere just turned 9 this Christmas. Only one shrimp remains, but pretty impressive lifespan regardless.

                            [–]TheSemiTallest 8 points9 points ago

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                            Well, I had an ecosphere when I was in elementary school, which has long since died-off. Recently I was looking to get it re-charged, but found that it would be more cost-efficient to get this instead. I now have ecosystems on my desk at home and at work, and they are pretty awesome!

                            The berries I had several years ago, so memories are a bit hazy, but I definitely recall them working as advertised. I would recommend buying some and having a taste-testing party. It's an interesting, cheap, and fun way to spend an evening...

                            [–]strong_scalp 5 points6 points ago

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                            how long did you ecosphere survive?

                            [–]TheSemiTallest 4 points5 points ago

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                            I'm not quite sure. It was a while, but I think I killed it prematurely by giving it too much sunlight. Turns out I was an irresponsible [barely-]pet owner...

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                                  [–]Fillyblunts 9 points10 points ago

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                                  The miracle berries are very fun. I tried one when drinking one weekend and it was so strange. Beer that tasted like candy but there was still that beer smell (obviously) and it threw me off big time.

                                  [–]profnutbutter 15 points16 points ago

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                                  Funny thing happened a few years ago. One of my fiancee's suitemates in college wasn't allowed to have pets so her parents bought her an ecosphere. She treated those shrimp like they were her babies. Another one of her suitemates had a boyfriend who did not realize exactly what it was.

                                  I hear a "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" coming from the room next to me.

                                  Turns out, suitemate boyfriend thought it was a snowglobe.

                                  Good news is the shrimp and ecosphere were fine.

                                  tl;dr Ecospheres are not snowglobes

                                  [–]TheSemiTallest 19 points20 points ago

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                                  Every now-and-then I'll give them a bit of a shake, just so that they remember who's really in charge...

                                  [–]giveitago 26 points27 points ago

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                                  What is with that goddamned social networking widget on the side? I can't read the text.

                                  [–]Jinnofthelamp 28 points29 points ago

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                                  Try the Antisocial list for adblock plus, I don't see any of those stupid buttons anymore.

                                  [–]FatFreddysCat 5 points6 points ago

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                                  Thank you!

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                                      [–]simongrey 10 points11 points ago

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                                      If you search for "gomboc" on Amazon it will offer up

                                      "Related Searches: aerogel, gallium, klein bottle."

                                      [–]Piemonkey 5 points6 points ago

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                                      From that article, on Aerogel:

                                      It’s also the best insulator in existence, which is why we don’t have Aerogel jackets: it works so well that people were complaining about overheating on Mt. Everest.

                                      As a Canadian, a very warm but wafer thin jacket would be fucking amazing.

                                      [–]ThatHighCracker 4 points5 points ago

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                                      i think this is my favorite link ever. thank you

                                      [–]sweet_nightmares 11 points12 points ago

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                                      I don't know if I would trust any of the stuff on there.

                                      Oh, and check out the Mars rock site... yeah, looks legit...

                                      [–]alexanderwales 20 points21 points ago

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                                      "Certified Y2K compliant and made entirely from Baryonic materials" is a line that shows they certainly understand the humor of their target market.

                                      [–]French_Monsieur 6 points7 points ago

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                                      The Martian meteorites are definitely legit. As for the hazmat fee, it is necessary because gallium might become liquid in transit and leak out of a regular envelope. It reacts with other metals and could cause real problems in case of a leak.

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                                          [–]balanceofpower 62 points63 points ago

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                                          Why cant I, Hold all this Gallium?

                                          [–]fantyx 58 points59 points ago

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                                          I have a handful of gallium. What should I do with it?

                                          [–]Conchobair 40 points41 points ago

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                                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaMWxLCGY0U

                                          Gallium Induced Structural Failure of a Coke Can

                                          [–]madnote 7 points8 points ago

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                                          It may be just me but that voice is hard to listen to. Kinda "Uncanny Valley"-ish. I'll bet it's pitch tuned.

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                                            [–]fantyx 29 points30 points ago

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                                            Based on requests I have performed 2 experiments.

                                            Experiment 1

                                            Experiment 2

                                            [–]ObservingOwl 48 points49 points ago

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                                            Find someone good at makeup, get your chest to look burnt to fuck, be in a public place, have a 'stranger' drop the test tube with galium in it on you, tear shirt off like a man, cry.

                                            [–]salgat 28 points29 points ago

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                                            Rub it on someone and say it's mercury.

                                            [–]anonymousalterego 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Put it on aluminum foil! It will ruin both the foil, and your gallium sample.

                                            My gallium is oxidized and I'm not sure what the best way to reduce it is :(

                                            [–]d_lay123 2 points3 points ago

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                                            how much is that? volume, not price.

                                            [–]ikfotsur 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Fap!

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                                              [–]mwd410 912 points913 points ago

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                                              TIL Gallium is a poor substitute for M&M coating.

                                              [–]bumbletowne 168 points169 points ago

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                                              I'm in a lot of pain today and you made me smile. Also, now I want M&M's.

                                              [–]Oafah 75 points76 points ago

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                                              Every wednesday, my workplace gives out unlimited free M&Ms in three varieties.

                                              [–]hipsterdufus 80 points81 points ago

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                                              Do you work for Mars?

                                              [–]jcroucher56 472 points473 points ago

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                                              Earth. :(

                                              [–]MatsRedBand 80 points81 points ago

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                                              Earth? what a terrible name for a planet. You mise well call it dirt.

                                              [–]Ginnigan 68 points69 points ago*

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                                              This is the first time I've ever seen "might as" or "may as" spelled "mise." Don't get me wrong, I like it! It sounds like "mise" anyways! You're on the right track, sir. Keep it up.

                                              [–]RockasaurusRex 28 points29 points ago

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                                              Mars will never put up with this.

                                              [–]ryandaily 16 points17 points ago

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                                              Must be regional. Phonetically, I'd say it "midez well."

                                              [–]Ginnigan 8 points9 points ago

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                                              Yeah, thinking about it I guess I've heard it both ways. "Midas well" looks cool, too.

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                                                  [–]jezmck 15 points16 points ago

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                                                  mise

                                                  WTF is that?

                                                  [–]MatsRedBand 2 points3 points ago

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                                                  I am from the US south, I honestly couldn't think of "might as"

                                                  [–]Infintinity 2 points3 points ago

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                                                  Despite having a crummy name, Earth really is the friendliest planet. Always sending over little robots to check in on how the other planets are doing.

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                                                      [–]Oafah 39 points40 points ago

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                                                      Nope. Software company. Ranked #1 in the world in employee satisfaction. They also serve us breakfast every Friday and have unlimited snacks and drinks around the clock. Also a gym, masseuse, and shuttle bus that takes us to the train station and back.

                                                      [–]RetroViruses 87 points88 points ago

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                                                      Got it. Kill you, steal your life.

                                                      [–]jusksmit 12 points13 points ago

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                                                      Got it. Wait for you to do the hard work, then kill you while you're exhausted and steal your life.

                                                      [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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                                                      Move in After Completion.

                                                      [–]jusksmit 15 points16 points ago

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                                                      I accidentally let the condom fall out of the wallet, so she knows I have a magnum dong.

                                                      [–]CavalierPB 3 points4 points ago

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                                                      Well. You're close. Just take over the machinery and use it for your own benefit. Insert yourself in his place, if I may.

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                                                        [–]weactorfisiks 11 points12 points ago

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                                                        Do you work for SAS in Cary?

                                                        [–]Jesus_Harold_Christ 11 points12 points ago

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                                                        SAS is ranked #1.

                                                        [–]Oafah 18 points19 points ago

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                                                        SAS is indeed ranked #1. You think all these dipshits guessing Google would've actually, you know...googled it.

                                                        [–]gumbeeman 2 points3 points ago

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                                                        Is it SAS? I did a tour there for a business class and I recall the m & ms

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                                                          [–]Waitwhatlol 4 points5 points ago

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                                                          M&M mars is located in my town :D

                                                          [–]hipsterdufus 4 points5 points ago

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                                                          Apparently my town is the 6th gayest town in America. Who knew?

                                                          [–]I_Have_Unobtainium 43 points44 points ago

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                                                          probably all of the gay people

                                                          [–]Narfubel 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Pluto actually

                                                          [–]hipsterdufus 8 points9 points ago

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                                                          You are a planetoid Pluto, now get out!

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                                                            My workplace does that too except the M&Ms basically just come in variations of impalpable misery.

                                                            [–]ifatree 5 points6 points ago

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                                                            "M", "W", and capital sigma?

                                                            [–]TheDude9737 3 points4 points ago

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                                                            diabetes research?

                                                            [–]WhenDookieCalls 6 points7 points ago

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                                                            We have an unlimited snack drawer filled with M&M's, candy bars, and gummy fruit snacks at my office. Everytime it runs low, my boss does a Costco run and fills it back up. Its nice of him and all but I can never make one trip to the drawer without following up with 5 more trips after. So I finally just had to make a rule for myself that the drawer is off limits completely. My body thanks me.

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                                                              [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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                                                              Why are you in a lot of pain today?

                                                              [–]bumbletowne 11 points12 points ago

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                                                              Kidney infection with UTI.

                                                              [–]GeoM56 19 points20 points ago

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                                                              Dip your johnson in "extra pulp" orange juice. That will take your mind of it for a second.

                                                              I'm a homeopathic doctor/liar.

                                                              [–]Shocking 2 points3 points ago

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                                                              Trust this man, he's a Dr. Liar.

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                                                                [–]Scarbane 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                I prefer Lindt.

                                                                ::adjusts monocle::

                                                                [–][deleted] 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                You clever bastard...

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                                                                  [–]MC-Master-Bedroom 93 points94 points ago

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                                                                  What has it gots in its pocketses, my precious?

                                                                  gallium, gallium

                                                                  [–]divinesleeper 26 points27 points ago

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                                                                  would've made for a much shorter movie, all they had to do was hold the ring in their hands.

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                                                                    [–]Pathetic_Fallacy 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                    Does anyone else see unicorn blood?

                                                                    [–]lamby 805 points806 points ago

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                                                                    Today I was walking home when some guy bumps into me and instantly starts chatting shit to my face about gallium being the best metal. I tried to stay calm and explained to him that iron was actually the best metal, but he wouldn't take a hint. He started throwing around words like 'rust' and I lost it. Punched him right in his gallium loving face. I hate gallium so much.

                                                                    [–]Rekesh 172 points173 points ago

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                                                                    There's no way I will be able to explain to my coworkers what I'm laughing at here.

                                                                    [–]TheUsualChaos 97 points98 points ago

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                                                                    oooh nostalgia. Well done

                                                                    [–]meshugga 68 points69 points ago

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                                                                    Reference?

                                                                    [–]thestapler42 67 points68 points ago

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                                                                    here's the post

                                                                    [–]SquareBanana 160 points161 points ago

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                                                                    I don't have a reference for you but it was one of those random but amusing 4chan posts you get every now and then. Replace Galium above with Aluminium and you have the old post. That person really hated aluminium.

                                                                    [–]Granite-M 61 points62 points ago

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                                                                    Aluminium?! What are you, some kind of pinko, commie, socialist, metric system-using European?? We use aluminum 'round these parts, son!

                                                                    [–]z0ltanz0ltan 42 points43 points ago

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                                                                    Learn the real English, son!

                                                                    [–]JohnnyCache 69 points70 points ago

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                                                                    Aluminum predates aluminium, and alumium predates both.

                                                                    [–]sweetgreggo 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                    Didn't the guy that discovered it name it aluminum?

                                                                    [–]Bingo_banjo 27 points28 points ago

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                                                                    Yeah but it didn't sound metally enough to europeans, kind of like nickelback, wait, i see what i did there and now i'm confused

                                                                    [–]Alyxe 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                    I think Europe calls it aluminium because that way it follows the naming scheme of some other metals (galium being a good example).

                                                                    [–]Vexar 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                    Molybdenium, Tantalium, Platinium, Lanthanium...

                                                                    Oh, wait...

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                                                                      [–]revrigel 15 points16 points ago

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                                                                      Nope. Aluminum is a metal named after its oxide. Zirconium oxide is zirconia. Titanium oxide is titania. Aluminum oxide is alumina. Aluminium is not right, but merely British.

                                                                      [–]bdubaya 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                      King George can suck a fat one

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                                                                        [–]d1rap 13 points14 points ago

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                                                                        reference

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                                                                          [–]effieokay 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                          This reminds me of how kids in my neighborhood used to play with mercury. They'd hold it in their hands and freeze it and then watch it melt.

                                                                          1990 was a simpler time... ಠ_ಠ

                                                                          [–]cd7k 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                          Yeah, 1990 was way before cancer...

                                                                          [–]effieokay 20 points21 points ago

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                                                                          After I told my parents about that I wasn't allowed to hang out with those kids anymore. My parents tried to call their parents and tell them, assuming they didn't know what their kids were up to, but the parents were like "Lols, you hippies and your paranoia. It's not like the kids are eating it!"

                                                                          :(

                                                                          [–]Drenova 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                          Actually they had a decent point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning#Elemental_mercury

                                                                          It's really the vapor that gets you, if the kids were playing outside, they wouldn't have had too many problems. Even if they were eating it!

                                                                          [–]pew43 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                          So, what you are saying is, I should keep letting my kids play with mercury? Got it.

                                                                          [–]EkriirkE 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                          My mother used to play with mercury barehanded all the time.. before I was even born. I TURNED OUT FINE!

                                                                          derp.

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                                                                            [–]Madoushi90 39 points40 points ago

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                                                                            Insert T-1000 Remark

                                                                            [–]nevermorebe 14 points15 points ago

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                                                                            a mimetic polyalloy!

                                                                            [–]NSMike 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                            What the hell does that mean?

                                                                            [–]AkaYakaWaka 14 points15 points ago

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                                                                            Liquid metal.

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                                                                                  [–]Warlizard 131 points132 points ago

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                                                                                  Me, to my wife: "Hey honey, I just learned my dick is made of gallium!"

                                                                                  Ultra-smart wife: "You're an idiot."

                                                                                  [–]Stop_Sign 90 points91 points ago

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                                                                                  Goes to mush when she holds it?

                                                                                  [–]Warlizard 78 points79 points ago

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                                                                                  Well, after a bit.

                                                                                  [–]ConcernedCitiz3n 23 points24 points ago

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                                                                                  How many seconds?

                                                                                  [–]Warlizard 96 points97 points ago

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                                                                                  There's no way to answer that and win.

                                                                                  Either it's short, in which case she's quite skilled and how the hell did she get that skilled or I can't last.

                                                                                  Alternative is it takes a long time, in which case my wife ISN'T skilled.

                                                                                  So, I'm going to go with,

                                                                                  "It melts in her mouth, not in her hands."

                                                                                  [–]kurgelis 40 points41 points ago

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                                                                                  Nice one! Did you take that from those sex forums you host?

                                                                                  [–]epsilonius 28 points29 points ago

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                                                                                  are you from the Warlizard gaming forums?

                                                                                  [–]HankVatican 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                  It never gets old.

                                                                                  [–]yokento 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                  It got old.

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                                                                                      [–]fantyx 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                      Depends how hot she is.

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                                                                                        [–]ZOMBIEWINEGUM 46 points47 points ago

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                                                                                        Hey, have I seen your name somewhere else? Like some forums or something?

                                                                                        [–]Warlizard 51 points52 points ago

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                                                                                        ಠ_ಠ

                                                                                        [–]KrustyKreme 16 points17 points ago

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                                                                                        Some kind of sex forum right?

                                                                                        [–]agentlame 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                        There is an upside here, sir.

                                                                                        Not since Look_of_Disapproval himself, has any single user gained so much karma with nothing other than the LoD.

                                                                                        [–]ass_kicker32 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                        What is this about sex forums?

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                                                                                          [–]surfinfan21 22 points23 points ago

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                                                                                          Alex Mack?

                                                                                          [–]Matt08642 22 points23 points ago

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                                                                                          Salvadore Dalium

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                                                                                          [–]afcagroo 22 points23 points ago

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                                                                                          To be fair, it was unusually nervous that day and had too much coffee.

                                                                                          [–]Myrrun 45 points46 points ago

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                                                                                          Gallium? Damn near killed him!

                                                                                          [–]red-it 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                          Ba da boom.

                                                                                          [–]gheissenberger 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                          Science Prank: Serve coffee and offer guest gallium spoon.

                                                                                          [–]pminkin 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                          Why is your hand so red? OH GOD IT BURNS.

                                                                                          [–]iorgfeflkd 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                          Mix it with some arsenic and you've got yourselves a semiconductor!

                                                                                          [–]merecido 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                          Semiconductor? I barely semi-know her!

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                                                                                            [–]madnote 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                            Another item that would be cool, but completely impractical to have is a brick of Osmium. Osmium is twice as dense as lead so a cube of Osmium 6 inches on a side would weigh as much as the average sized human.

                                                                                            [–]Xoebe 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                                            Osmium 22.59 g·cm−3 6in3 = 216 cu. in. = 3539.606 cm3 @22.59 g·cm−3 = 79959.69954 gm or just under 80Kg or 176 lbs.

                                                                                            [Insert joke about average American weight here]

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                                                                                              [–]kelseyxiv 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                              Where can I purchase me some of this fun melty mineral?

                                                                                              [–]alexanderwales 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                              Any old place. No matter where you get it from, it's hella expensive, unless you only get a few drops, in which case it's just regular expensive.

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                                                                                                [–]travisgray 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                I thought it was T-1000

                                                                                                [–]desquibnt 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                Well that thing on the left side side is certainly annoying

                                                                                                http://i.imgur.com/ZrWRJ.png

                                                                                                [–]plb49 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                http://www.amazon.com/Disappearing-Spoon-Madness-Periodic-Elements/dp/0316051640

                                                                                                [–]ParrotHere 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                I searched to see if it was on Amazon too, not exactly what I was looking for.

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                                                                                                  [–]Fayce 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                  I demand CSI_Photo_Enhancer see what secrets lie in this melted metal's memories... and reflection.

                                                                                                  [–]raclat 1 point2 points ago

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                                                                                                  I tried my best using the only facility available to me and was shocked to discover it is our very own Mr. Chad.

                                                                                                  The Inception moment occurs when you read the Mr. Chad wikipedia article and understand that Mr. Chad may have derived from a circuit diagram and that gallium is one of our most important semi-conducting materials. What is Mr. Chad telling us from this mysterious photo? It's likely we'll never truly know.

                                                                                                  [–]Jakeasaurus 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                                  All fun and games till you get deadly gallium poisoning ;).

                                                                                                  [–]theguywithonesock 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                  And gold, protactinium and indium and galliummmmmm

                                                                                                  [–]FiredFox 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                  Does anyone know if when it solidifies if it goes back to a crystal form or just turns into a puddle shaped mess?

                                                                                                  [–]alexanderwales 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                  This video should answer your question. (Basically, gallium crystals grow just like ice crystals grow.)

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                                                                                                    [–]h3LLf1ght3r 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                    Why do chemists call helium, curium, and barium 'the medical elements'? Because, if you can't 'helium' or 'curium', you 'BARIUM'!

                                                                                                    [–]revital9 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                                    Am I the only one that immediately had this image in mind? http://www.dvdszone.co.uk/image/data/11.21/terminator_2_judgment_day_1.jpg

                                                                                                    [–]Treetard 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Commenting so I can remember to come back and spend money later...

                                                                                                    [–]unsurebutwilling 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Let's rebuild Miro's Mercury fountain...

                                                                                                    [–]Pomguo 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Kill the metal slime for lots of experience

                                                                                                    [–]michallewtak 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Hasta la vista, baby.

                                                                                                    [–]Hypersapien 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    When I try to hear the word in my head, it only comes out as Tom Lehrer singing it.

                                                                                                    [–]ahoff829 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    He chose the red pill.

                                                                                                    [–]fishinthesky 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    T-1000!

                                                                                                    [–]ze_ben 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Come with me if you want to live...

                                                                                                    [–]EwokLova 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    The thumbnail for this looks like a dick pointing towards a guy with a six pack in a black shirt. CANNOT BE UNSEEN.

                                                                                                    [–]SwimmingNaked 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    AMA request...someone who has masturbated using liquid gallium as lube.

                                                                                                    [–]thurg 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    did you just give a robot a handjob?

                                                                                                    [–]xanderal 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    waits for the zoom-enhance novelty account to arrive

                                                                                                    [–]sezzme 2 points3 points ago*

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                                                                                                    Gallium, gallium... yesssss... yesss... my preciousssss...

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