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finlandery t1_jdzi3sc wrote

Reply to comment by GalFisk in ELI5: if acidic stuff tastes sour to humans, what does alkaline stuff taste like? by BlueTNT123

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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