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Why did they lick the solder?
by leshow 7y ago
Why did they lick the solder?
- StavrosK 7y agoFor the taste.
- RandomGuyDTB 7y agoAh, Hacker News, where you get downvoted for making a joke. (to be truthful this comment didn't really add anything, which makes it fair game to downvote, but I still got a bit of surprise seeing a decent joke grayed out)
- StavrosK 7y agoIt was a joke, yes. I knew it'd get downvoted when I made it, but I thought it was worth the price.
- m0xte 7y agoWell I enjoyed it. I’m sure I’ll be downvoted by the resident Vulcans for encouraging deviant behaviour immediately.
- anon73044 7y agoThis isn't reddit or imgur. Why would you expect it to behave like it was? It's literally in the guidelines: >Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
- eyegor 7y agoPeople downvoting this as a joke, it could also bring up a point. Lead acetate was used as a sweetener occasionally in US food products up until the FDA was established. People have been somewhat aware of its poisoning effects since the Romans ("mad painters disease") but still used it in food and water systems. Pretty sure it is still used in some lipsticks as well.
- eyegor 7y agoPresumably the same reason people lick pens and pencils, something to do with softening or making it flow easier.
- m0xte 7y agoI never understood it either. It was usually silver bearing multicore solder so it had flux, had no issues with flow. The stuff was an absolute joy to work with.
- obituary_latte 7y agoI’m curious as well. A google search didn’t bring anything up about people licking solder. Presumably, it acts as a flux or something?