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Isaac Newton's Recipe for Magical 'Philosopher's Stone' Rediscovered

19 points by samclemens 11y ago

nonbel 11y ago
The titles of the papers back then are... notable: 'A smart Scourge for a silly, sawcy Fool, an answer to letter at the end of a pamphlet of Lionell Lockyer (1664). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey
miguelrochefort 11y ago
So, are we going to become immortal or not?
- imglorp 11y ago
  No, not if you're going to be messing around with mercury and lead.
  - mankyd 11y ago
    But what if he dilutes it down with water, then dilutes it some more, etc until it merely leaves the imprint of mercury on the water. /s
    - andrewflnr 11y ago
      Then he'll get mercury poisoning from drinking pure water, and we'll find out homeopathy is just as good at killing people as it is at healing them.
      - scrupulusalbion 11y ago
        /s See, you say that as if homeopathy were dangerous merely for what it provides s/ (which is hopefully just filtered water).
      - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
        This: https://xkcd.com/765/ https://xkcd.com/765/ or this: http://xkcd.com/971/ http://xkcd.com/971/ and this: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2267 http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2267
        julie1 11y ago
        You miscreant you lie. Everyday, I used to filter my water on tap (except for minerals) and I drunk it. Then I got totally stoned with the highly diluted cocain, heroin, cannabis, alcohol, ketamine, LSD there is in it. The lesser the dilution, the stronger the effect. Then I decided to get back with more normal way to get my life back from addiction. Drugs are bad. Every day now since then, my routine includes diluting a mix of drugs in my water to avoid the effects of it. I am feeling much better. I also noticed a problem with air. So I now constantly smoke weed, crack, heroin. It is costly, but me at least, I am not insane. How can you miss the pink elephant talking to the green martians that are infecting the lizard man in the government that are all around us? Take back your sanity.
    - mchahn 11y ago
      Unfortunately mercury isn't soluble in water. You would have to use trialkylmonothiophosphates instead of water. (Google makes me dangerous).
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basicplus2 11y ago
time for a homeopathic joke... .
- basicplus2 11y ago
  or better still.. homeopathic accident and emergency.. http://youtu.be/HMGIbOGu8q0 http://youtu.be/HMGIbOGu8q0

19 points by samclemens 11y ago

The titles of the papers back then are... notable: 'A smart Scourge for a silly, sawcy Fool, an answer to letter at the end of a pamphlet of Lionell Lockyer (1664). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey

miguelrochefort 11y ago

So, are we going to become immortal or not?

imglorp 11y ago
No, not if you're going to be messing around with mercury and lead.
- mankyd 11y ago
  But what if he dilutes it down with water, then dilutes it some more, etc until it merely leaves the imprint of mercury on the water. /s
  - andrewflnr 11y ago
    Then he'll get mercury poisoning from drinking pure water, and we'll find out homeopathy is just as good at killing people as it is at healing them.
    - scrupulusalbion 11y ago
      /s See, you say that as if homeopathy were dangerous merely for what it provides s/ (which is hopefully just filtered water).
    - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
      This: https://xkcd.com/765/ https://xkcd.com/765/ or this: http://xkcd.com/971/ http://xkcd.com/971/ and this: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2267 http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2267
      - julie1 11y ago
        You miscreant you lie. Everyday, I used to filter my water on tap (except for minerals) and I drunk it. Then I got totally stoned with the highly diluted cocain, heroin, cannabis, alcohol, ketamine, LSD there is in it. The lesser the dilution, the stronger the effect. Then I decided to get back with more normal way to get my life back from addiction. Drugs are bad. Every day now since then, my routine includes diluting a mix of drugs in my water to avoid the effects of it. I am feeling much better. I also noticed a problem with air. So I now constantly smoke weed, crack, heroin. It is costly, but me at least, I am not insane. How can you miss the pink elephant talking to the green martians that are infecting the lizard man in the government that are all around us? Take back your sanity.
  - mchahn 11y ago
    Unfortunately mercury isn't soluble in water. You would have to use trialkylmonothiophosphates instead of water. (Google makes me dangerous).

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basicplus2 11y ago

time for a homeopathic joke... .

basicplus2 11y ago
or better still.. homeopathic accident and emergency.. http://youtu.be/HMGIbOGu8q0 http://youtu.be/HMGIbOGu8q0