The subtitle is, though, and I do find a problem with it. There might be someone out there (possibly not sober) who thinks "Magic smoke? Let's see some!" It also somewhat distorts the original. It should be more like "unless you want the magic smoke to escape." The smoke's magic properties are gone once that happens. At least, nobody has ever proven the escapee smoke has any.
The subtitle is, though, and I do find a problem with it. There might be someone out there (possibly not sober) who thinks "Magic smoke? Let's see some!" It also somewhat distorts the original. It should be more like "unless you want the magic smoke to escape." The smoke's magic properties are gone once that happens. At least, nobody has ever proven the escapee smoke has any.
To be honest I went into it half expecting it to be about papal elections[1].
[1] https://theconversation.com/conclave-the-chemistry-behind-th...
Thanks, we've updated the HN title to the article's main title now.