Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming (arstechnica.com)

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[-] RileyIsBad@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I knew a kid in the 8th grade who, after the poor science teacher spent about an hour lecturing us on lab safety, immediately ate a bit of Borax we were using for the experiment.

Good to know he was a trendsetter I guess

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