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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Chemists and microbiologists are worried about obscure little things you and I haven’t even heads of. But, oh boy are those things nasty. You know, nightmare stuff like acid that slips through your skin and eats your bones or breathing a single spore that is enough to kill you. Such delightful people to have lunch with.

[–] atomicorange 2 points 11 months ago

Can confirm, I regularly rant about HF to unsuspecting non-chemists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

And see this is the kind of reason I'm nervous about actual space travel and think "hard sci-fi" is a lot less fun sometimes.