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[–] peak_dunning_krueger@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Philosophy:

"That depends on your definitions, some may call philosophy a science, others may not, what do you think? Can you lick the philosophy?"

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Economics: How much are you willing to pay?

[–] Oiconomia@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

If the market clears the price is equal to the marginal utility of getting licked

[–] AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Electronics: Only the low voltage side.

[–] Oiconomia@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Lick the null and keep on with your life. Lick the phase and suffer. Lick two phases and die.

[–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Chemistry has discovered more than they probably care to admit by accidentally licking things.

[–] Oiconomia@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"Why does my cigarette I left on the lab table taste sweet?" is absolutely the question an inattentive scientists asked himself before he discovered an artificial sweetener.

EDIT: Michael Sveda's discovery of cyclamate at the university of Illinois in 1937