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If you were a scientist, why wouldn't you use "sour taste" to identify a compound as acidic?

If you were a scientist, why wouldn't you use "sour taste" to identify a compound as acidic?
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If you were a scientist, why wouldn't you use "sour taste" to identify a compound as acidic?

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Tasting things in a scientific lab is almost universally forbidden, since many items can be quite dangerous if ingested. Also "taste" is a subjective measurement, and can mean different things to different people.
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