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Re:An experiment suggested by a PhD student may rewrite chem... by phyzome on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:41PM (#23644674)
A big chunk can jump back out at you, along the original angle of incidence. And it can really fuck up the pond's chemistry. So I endorse not throwing big chunks of alkali metal in ponds.

Putting a small lump in a bucket outdoors using a rope-activated rig sounds pretty reasonable, though.

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Re:An experiment suggested by a PhD student may rewrite chem... by mirimir on Thursday June 25, 2020 @05:02PM (#23645664)
Sodium in hot concentrated nitric acid is very impressive. As you say, outside with a string-activated rig. Short term, it does kill vegetation. But long term, it's fertilizer.
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