After 60 years, they finally found the definitive application for zirconium
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  • 15 points LaximumEffort

    FYI, nuclear fuel has uranium oxide within zirconium alloy tubing because it is mostly transparent to neutrons and has excellent corrosion resistance.

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    11 points Sockoflegend

    But why is it up-my-butt shaped?

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  • 10 points Select-Belt-ou812

    ok... so what is it?

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    6 points Dr_Octopole

    Two of my front teeth are made from zirconium dioxide.

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    2 points JoTheJoker

    Crystal energy for the digestive tract

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    4 points Select-Belt-ou812

    all this hype for buttplugs? do they tingle yer anus or somethin' ??

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  • 2 points pos1tive_thing

    Wait, isn't it used for pants?

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  • 1 points PrivilegeCheckmate

    ZircOH!nium.

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  • 1 points ghostchihuahua

    60 years? Damn, so dentists had preceded them by a decade of so… fascinating piece of oldschool publishitty

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