John dear, some of your adventures, even if only by proxy, seem to me to be better not experienced! ?;)
Best
Susan
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Not sure if I told you this, but I had A very dirty 1L round bottommed flask. I tried everything on it!?,?. Then I got bleach and sulphuric acid. Well it sat their a while, & I put my hand against it, to see if it was getting warm, but it was cool. 5 Seconds later it EXPLODED!. It was a good job the toilet was 100 yds away. I didn¡¯t stop shaking until I¡¯d downed a litre bottle of Jack Daniels. The flask was BLOODY CLEAN! Albeit at the 6 corners of the fume cupboard!
In case you think I¡¯m making it up, one of my Professors, lost is left arm to Fluorine Chemistry:
Darryl D Desmarteau?Clemson
Still played golf better than I ever could & drive Raleigh Cars, with a Prosthesis
Professor Percy had a Fluorine fire at Birmingham University. Well what do you put it out with, water? Forms hydrofluoric acid. Just let it burn itself out with a concrete fire.
The only thing I can think of worse is Chernobyl!
John