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GalFisk t1_jdzgxvv wrote

I've taken sodium bicarbonate as an antacid in a pinch. It tastes metallic and slightly soapy. I don't know if that's common between all alkalis though, because I don't have any other edible ones.

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finlandery t1_jdzi3sc wrote

I would asume so, because i think alkalibe solutions make soap out of your mouth

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Goodleboodle t1_jdzkce0 wrote

Oh boy, I sure do hate that sentence.

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ScienceIsSexy420 t1_jdzqfil wrote

This is why bases are actually more dangerous than acids, because they turn the fats of your cell membranes into soaps in an appropriately named chemical reaction called saponification

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