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probably hydrofluoric acid? I worked at IGNS in NZ and they used it for dissolving rocks. Many warning signs. [edit: to clarify I mean safety warning signs, n
by olliej 5y ago
probably hydrofluoric acid?
I worked at IGNS in NZ and they used it for dissolving rocks. Many warning signs.
[edit: to clarify I mean safety warning signs, not warning signs of being in contact with it. My assumption is excruciating agony which would be a good indicator :D]
- wombatpm 5y agoHF keeps regenerating itself until it hits bone and forms calcium floride. Get exposed to enough of it and it will pull the calcium out of your cells, stopping muscles, heart beats, and neuron firing.
- olliej 5y agoPure HF is a gas and can be inhaled. It does bad things, Derek Lowe has a write up: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-touch-1 https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-tou... I'm not sure what concentration IGNS was using it in as I'm mercifully a computer person, but I had a friend who worked in their labs and took me through them one time :D