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stouset on Sept 15, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: We have two separate salt-taste systems

Hydrogen ions. More specifically, protons.

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addaon on Sept 16, 2023 | [–]

> Hydrogen ions. More specifically, protons.

Well, hydronium ions (H3O+). Naked protons aren't really a thing in aqueous solution.

hinkley on Sept 15, 2023 | [–]

I knew there was something wrong with that phrasing, thank you.

Turns out they taste like burning (acid, in particular).

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