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[decideformyself]

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[starcharted]

If I showed you something cool would you forgive me for not checking in with you yesterday?

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[decideformyself]

What do you have to show me?

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[starcharted]

This! It's really something else, don't you think?

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[decideformyself]

That's amazing! It appears to be surrounded by a layer of oxygen when submerged. What causes that reaction?

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[starcharted]

The Leidenfrost Effect! Have you heard of it?

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[decideformyself]

I haven't! I will need to investigate it immediately.

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[starcharted]

Investigate? How so?

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[decideformyself]

I'll have to read everything I can, and if possible perform some hands-on experiments.

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[starcharted]

What... kind of experiments?

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[decideformyself]

It depends on what I'm able to get my hands on.

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[starcharted]

You're going to try something dangerous, aren't you.

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[decideformyself]

That also depends.

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[starcharted]

Philip, no.

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[decideformyself]

According to the Wikipedia article on the Leidenfrost Effect, experiments with these materials can be carried out in a perfectly safe manner.

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[starcharted]

If Shotaro gets mad at you for this I am not going to be held responsible.

[text] | ten minutes later

[decideformyself]

They wouldn't let me buy liquid nitrogen or molten lead.

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[starcharted]

Did you expect that they would?!

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[decideformyself]

The information I found indicated that it would be perfectly safe when handled properly.

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[starcharted]

You are absolutely impossible.

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[decideformyself]

No, it's not impossible. There is still hope! I can observe the Leidenfrost effect at a smaller scale simply by sprinkling cold water into a heated saucepan.

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[starcharted]

That's better than the alternative, I suppose.

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[decideformyself]

Yes, it's better than the experiment being completely unperformable.

Thank you for enlightening me, John Smith.

[text]

[starcharted]

... not what I meant.

You're welcome. I think.