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[–] [email protected] 56 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Fluorine ain't nothin to fuck with. Shit will set asbestos on fire. Shit will set water on fire. Shit will set anything on fire.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Just don't confuse it with fluoride.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear; set teeth on fire.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I thought that was just the ridiculous amounts of concentrated menthol some brands put in toothpaste.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere 2 points 17 hours ago

That’s the mouthwash.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Wait what if

Here me out

What if Florine IS fire. So OF COURSE you mix it with anything and the result is fire

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Modern day chemists have succeeded where the alchemists of old failed by finally isolating phlogiston.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

Ghosts can't go through walls. It's not florine!