Riiight so as seen in Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The First Avenger, direct contact with the space and power stones has immediate negative consequences for less-powerful beings. Also, the Tesseract is shown to melt through metal. The Aether has negative consequences, but not quite as fast-acting.
Loki is shown to hold the Tesseract with his bare hands - Does this mean he is powerful enough to wield an infinity stone?
Also, does use of magic artifacts containing a stone allow lesser beings to use the stone? (Captain America uses the scepter in Endgame)
Does the exploding-thing only apply to the power stone?
That's all for now. Thanks in advance.