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[deleted] t1_iwjstv5 wrote

Reply to comment by JacOfAllTrades in TIL In the 19th and 20th century, there were dozens of documented cases of people's teeth exploding in their mouths. Primitive metal fillings were suspected to be the cause. by haddock420

More likely the metal swelled and popped the tooth once the pressure got too high. No such thing as a sodium core filling, that would make no sense. It'd be very dangerous and provide no advantages. They definitely would have known that back then too

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JacOfAllTrades t1_iwjynrk wrote

It was a joke since sodium combusts in water.

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[deleted] t1_iwjzael wrote

I mean fair enough, but have you seen how stupid some reddit comments are? You can never be too sure

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