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[–]Bjorkbat 16 points17 points ago

Fuck yeah, Bismuth! A radioactive element with a half life older than the universe!

[–]the53rdcalypso 13 points14 points ago

"its only primordial isotope bismuth-209 alpha decays with a half life more than a billion times the estimated age of the universe."

WTF. Holy shit.

[–]the53rdcalypso 2 points3 points ago

"Although bismuth-209 holds the record for alpha decay, bismuth does not have the longest half-life of any element to be found experimentally—this distinction belongs to tellurium-128 with a half-life estimated at 7.7 x 1024 years by double beta decay."

Also WTF. Holy shit.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Add a neutron and it becomes polonium 210 which can be used to kill rogue Russians living in England.

[–]rprebel 34 points35 points ago

Bismuth isn't bad. I mean...it's no Feldspar, but it's okay.

[–]RealityIsMyReligion 94 points95 points ago

OH FUCK YES BISMUTH! THIS FUCKING ELEMENT IS THE BEST FUCKING ELEMENT IN THE ENTIRE MOTHERFUCKING PERIODIC TABLE. FUCK!

DID YOU KNOW THAT PEPTO-BISMOL IS MADE WITH THIS FUCKING SHIT? WELL, YOU FUCKING DO NOW, SO GO BUY YOURSELF SOME OF THAT PINK BISMUTH ANTACID AND FUCKING TREAT HEARTBURN THE RIGHT WAY.

FUCK!

[–]Muffinizer1 21 points22 points ago

Never have I seen someone so animated over an element.

[–]WhoDoneItNow 48 points49 points ago

ah you've been taken by the element of surprise

[–]qweoin 5 points6 points ago

[–]clutterbang 2 points3 points ago

I seriously said today how I've never seen a comment live up to this gif. You, my friend, yes.

[–]ElementKnight 0 points1 point ago

I have.. LONG LIVE BISMUTH

[–]Tbabs 2 points3 points ago

very loud in my head

[–]schneidro 1 point2 points ago

Its alloys with Tin have very low melting points, and also very little change in volume through the phase change (slightly more dense in the liquid phase actually, like water but not as much). I used it in my engineering thesis to store thermal energy in the phase change to work with rooftop solar-thermal systems. Bismuth is the shit.

[–]spectrometric 1 point2 points ago

Wow ... I never thought I would have a favourite ever comment on Reddit, but now I do. Thank you for your enthusiasm.

[–]Novai 0 points1 point ago

It's also in hemorrhoid cream.

[–]al0newestand 0 points1 point ago

Have you been snorting it or something?

[–]Belliepolisie 0 points1 point ago

Great pitch Pepto-Bismol sales guy! Keep this up and you could make salesman of the year.

Just think how great that glass model of a stomach will look on your desk.

[–]Lazerspewpew -2 points-1 points ago

THAT'S RIGHT MOTHERFUCKER, THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE IS THE GOD DAMMED ASS CLEARING BISMUTH.

[–]Khanstant -1 points0 points ago

Pepto bismal is my favourite drink.

You can also make your own bismuth crystals at home easily.

[–]badwornthing 0 points1 point ago

You can also make your own bismuth crystals at home easily.

Using Pepto Bismol?

[–]Khanstant 5 points6 points ago

No, using bismuth.

[–]badwornthing 4 points5 points ago

Aww... don't think I have any of that lying around.

[–]Glycerine 1 point2 points ago

Have you looked?

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[–]Dolebag -3 points-2 points ago

Wtf is a "douchebag" weird name bro.

[–]binarina 2 points3 points ago

A bag with which one douches or in certain cases, a bag containing multiple douches. WTF is a dolebag?

[–]petedawes 14 points15 points ago

my wildly popular comment last time this was posted was "next to a cube of indeterminate size...for scale."

[–]aoskunk 1 point2 points ago

the cube is 1cm

[–]Kristsilvershade 5 points6 points ago

Would this happen to be some of Mr. BeeblbroxZ's work? http://beeblebroxz.deviantart.com/gallery/29810634

He sells them pretty cheap, from what I hear.

[–]aoskunk 0 points1 point ago

thanx for the link i think id like to buy some of this stuff. ill have to shop around of course but i bookmarked this guy.

[–]Kristsilvershade 0 points1 point ago

If I recall, you can go ahead and send him a messege on DA. He should respond with his latest stuff up for sale (not bid) on EBay.

[–]rasputine 6 points7 points ago

That's some serious bismuth.

[–]trigerfish 2 points3 points ago

This thing means bismuth.

[–]badwornthing 4 points5 points ago

WHY'S EVERYONE SHOUTING?

[–]Dr_professional 1 point2 points ago

Because Bismuth has the opposite effect of Bumcivilian.

[–]Phocks7 3 points4 points ago

Lol, When my colleague said 'hey number 1 post on the front page is a picture of Malachite' this morning, my response was 'Bismuth is way cooler'

[–]StacyForTheWin 1 point2 points ago

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[–]Like_A_Bosch 1 point2 points ago

Quick! Someone summon FUCK_YEAH_BISMUTH! We need his expertise!

[–]CptSpiffyPanda 1 point2 points ago

Why is there a poke'ball at 1:14:56?

[–]andytacular 1 point2 points ago

Gggg ggg ggGggG! Ggggg gg ggggGGggg.

[–]Dr_professional 1 point2 points ago

[–]breannabalaam 1 point2 points ago

From what I understand, bismuth that is sold like this for collectors is man made. The cube next to it is what natural Bismuth looks like.

Source: Wikipedia and I've been collecting gems an minerals for 17 years.

[–]Ford_Thunderbird 1 point2 points ago

That's none of your Bismuth.

[–]Lance_debonaire 1 point2 points ago

So this is where the letter G comes from...

[–]yuribotcake 3 points4 points ago

YOU SIR HAVE ROCKED MY WORLD WITH THIS POST

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

*Mineral

[–]ego-madness 1 point2 points ago

Crazy stuff, G.

[–]LadyDeadpool89 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else read The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Harris and immediately order Bismuth online to make these crystals in their kitchen? Because I sure did...

[–]Traptin_85 0 points1 point ago

BISMUTH YOU CRAZY BASTARD

[–]sismit 0 points1 point ago

Bismilah!

[–]guruPanda 0 points1 point ago

I love the little wooden block as a size comparison, only I don't know how big that block is ...

[–]aukotojas 0 points1 point ago

I can tell its size compared to that huge cubic metal container.

[–]dumbphilosophy 0 points1 point ago

If you look carefully the Bismuth clearly says GTL. Tanning may cause cancer. Bismuth is radioactive. Radioatictive shit causes cancer. But also cures cancer. Clearly there is a conspiracy that the Jersey Shore is trying to tell us to become better human beings.

[–]SinkyPete420 0 points1 point ago

its gangsta

[–]Calldean 0 points1 point ago

For those wondering about the size:

Artificially grown bismuth crystal illustrating the stair-step crystal structure, with a 1-cm cube of bismuth metal

Wiki - where the image is (probably) from

[–]trishelly 0 points1 point ago

Does anything, ever?

[–]carlosmal 0 points1 point ago

Bismuth ain't nothin' but a G thang.

[–]Kitteh899 0 points1 point ago

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[–]theDudeRules 0 points1 point ago

"He who walks behind the rows doesn't approve of your posts, Malachai!"

"Malachai! Malachai, he demands you remove it!!"

[–]pmaculate 0 points1 point ago

Damnit Marie, they're minerals!

[–]Fluffheadspharmacy 0 points1 point ago

G

[–]awitlesssir 0 points1 point ago

Bismuth definitely sounds like an English seaside town. Definitely.

[–]LastDayYesterday 0 points1 point ago

Does anyone know how bismuth is shaped like that?

[–]jewey420 0 points1 point ago

Damn,that's fucking awesome man.

[–]ninjagrover 0 points1 point ago

GEEGEE!!!!!

[–]Robotboy1 0 points1 point ago

[–]CptSmackThat 0 points1 point ago

Bismuth is artificial sooo... I'd say malachite whoops its ass. In terms of funny waves and shit, you should check out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamacite

It's the shit

[–]UltimateJim -1 points0 points ago

GG MINERAL GOT REPOSTED

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[–]flesh_sword -2 points-1 points ago

Waaaaah.

[–]annannaljuba -2 points-1 points ago

Look what I did!

Imgur

[–]Durpadoo -1 points0 points ago

I got myself some Bismuth. Shit's pretty cool.

[–]TheHatist -1 points0 points ago

FUCKING BISMUTH, HOW DOES THAT WORK?