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SOOOOOOOOOOdium sodiu u um

the kids today don't know SQUAT about sodium.

I have to say, that you missed the best thing about Sodium (not counting its use in salt of couse, for without salt many of our best food stuffs, most notably the potato, would be inedible).

Back on track the best use of sodium is to gather a large crowed, parties are particularaly good, and watch with glee the specticle of sodium in water... hours of harmless entertainment.... well mostly harmless...

it's more fun to throw it at monsters and watch them exPLODE

well almost mostly harmless. Actually it wouldn't have that big an effect. Unless someone picked it up as it was reacting away. Now caesium, that might do some damage, but sodium would effervess a bit, and make the water very very very slightly alkaline. Sorry to spoil your delusions there.

u can never spoil mi delusions cuz i don't have any so ner

I was refering to the lords delusions there Rowan, check who I was replying in response to on the thingy....

true, its not dangerous unless someone/something flamable is in the pool... but still fun to watch, and alot easier to get hold of than other substances... and when feed to birds it can be far from mostly harmless (note, this is not something I have done, but my Chemistry proffeser did while he was a student... he said the results were.. ummmm, both interesting and messy

yeah i KNOW that u fool, i wuz just SAYIng...

aaaaaaaaall theeeee world seems in tune on a spring afternoon when we're POISONING pigeons in the park

I don't remember tom suggesting sodium... but yeah I'd imagine that work pretty good too... The gases that would be released could probably swell a pigeon to the point of erm.. explosion...

JUST cuz the genius didn't suggest it doesn't mean it's not a viable option.