stackyFACTSIn its standard solid form, sulfur is just a boring, chalky yellow rock that smells faintly annoying. However, when sufficiently heated, it transforms into a viscous, intensely dark red liquid that looks exactly like thick blood. It is basically the most aggressively dramatic phase change a rock could possibly undergo without actually exploding.
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