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[–] axont@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah i have a bachelor's in chemistry and I remember a professor earnestly saying the phrase "metallic phase nitrogen" and I think I went home and stared at the ceiling for an hour

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Loads of pressure? Even Quarks get metallic with enough pressure.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah apparently there's metallic nitrogen in the Earth's core