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The Ad for the "x-ray stove polish" lists "cannot explode" as a feature which makes me wonder about their competitions polish

banana_giraffe 6y ago
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN19060225.2.77&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN19060225.2.77&e=-------en--2... Exploding Stove Polish was apparently a problem. Gotta wonder what chemical it was causing the problem.
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- svieira 6y ago
  > Stove Polish Explodes. [by the Associated Press ] > LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 Mrs. Sylvia Olds wife of George Olds, of Gardena was probably fatally burned by the explosion of a bottle of stove polish today.
- 0xcde4c3db 6y ago
  The problem might be less with the chemicals in the polish per se and more with the mechanical processes surrounding its manufacture and use. Many otherwise safe substances become explosive when aerosolized. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion
unanswered 6y ago
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/641 https://xkcd.com/641
- dr_orpheus 6y ago
  This still happens a lot with some more mundane things. I picked up a bag of sugar the other day that said "gluten-free sugar!"
  - beambot 6y ago
    It doesn't help when formal classifications such as "organic" muddy the waters: "Of course it's organic, it comes from a plant!" "That's not what organic means..." "Guh, wat?"
    - dublin 6y ago
      It's generally a good idea to avoid more than trace amounts of inorganic foods. Just Sayin'...
- Lammy 6y ago
  Relevant Achewood: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02112003 http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02112003
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ketralnis 6y ago
That's exactly why they say it
kemitche 6y ago
See also "Clean bathrooms!" billboards when road tripping.
dwighttk 6y ago
Usually the goal... Our toothpaste contains 0% raw sewage!
Buttons840 6y ago
And the picture of devils (?) dancing on the stove? Who are they marketing to?

banana_giraffe 6y ago

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN19060225.2.77&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN19060225.2.77&e=-------en--2... Exploding Stove Polish was apparently a problem. Gotta wonder what chemical it was causing the problem.

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svieira 6y ago
> Stove Polish Explodes. [by the Associated Press ] > LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 Mrs. Sylvia Olds wife of George Olds, of Gardena was probably fatally burned by the explosion of a bottle of stove polish today.
0xcde4c3db 6y ago
The problem might be less with the chemicals in the polish per se and more with the mechanical processes surrounding its manufacture and use. Many otherwise safe substances become explosive when aerosolized. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion

unanswered 6y ago

Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/641 https://xkcd.com/641

dr_orpheus 6y ago
This still happens a lot with some more mundane things. I picked up a bag of sugar the other day that said "gluten-free sugar!"
- beambot 6y ago
  It doesn't help when formal classifications such as "organic" muddy the waters: "Of course it's organic, it comes from a plant!" "That's not what organic means..." "Guh, wat?"
  - dublin 6y ago
    It's generally a good idea to avoid more than trace amounts of inorganic foods. Just Sayin'...
Lammy 6y ago
Relevant Achewood: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02112003 http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02112003

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ketralnis 6y ago

That's exactly why they say it

kemitche 6y ago

See also "Clean bathrooms!" billboards when road tripping.

dwighttk 6y ago

Usually the goal... Our toothpaste contains 0% raw sewage!

Buttons840 6y ago

And the picture of devils (?) dancing on the stove? Who are they marketing to?