Well, that was exciting

[OgreMkV]

So, I'm cleaning my chemical lab today and a notice an old bottle with a crack in it. I think... hmmm that's not good. So I start to move the rest of the chemical off that shelf and bang... the bottom and top of the bottle seperate.

Oh crap. I check the label and find the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet). Calcium Carbonate... well that can't be too bad. Until I read where when it comes into contact with water, it forms aceytlene (yeah, the welding gas) and calcium hydroxide (a base that would cause your tank water to jump to a pH of about 12). Man...

So I tell the boss, get the spill cleaned up. Try not to breathe noxious fumes. Clean up something that will hurt if it comes into contact with my sweaty hands (Yes, I had gloves on) or my sinuses.

Oh, and drink lots of coke to neutralize any base that does get into my body.

Weeee.....

 

[bkw1982]

Did u get any super powers? usually u get some type of surper power when an accident with chemicals occur....

 

[Weezer]

:grinyes:

Did u get any super powers? usually u get some type of surper power when an accident with chemicals occur....

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Did u get any super powers? usually u get some type of surper power when an accident with chemicals occur....

:rofl:

What a good excuse to drink a lot of pop!

 

[Squawkbert]

My worst ever lab demo involved CaCO3... You're supposed to put a few sm. chunks in a balloon, add a little water, tie the balloon and let it self-inflate. Then you pop it with a glowing wood splint to get the C2H2 to explode... My balloon inflated fine, but then, instead of exploding, it formed a pinhole and jetted across the lab at the head of a 2' long flame! It went about 30', then took a hard left turn toward some curtains. Fortunately, it ran out of gas before having a chance to set the curtains on fire.

 

[bkw1982]

My worst ever lab demo involved CaCO3... You're supposed to put a few sm. chunks in a balloon, add a little water, tie the balloon and let it self-inflate. Then you pop it with a glowing wood splint to get the C2H2 to explode... My balloon inflated fine, but then, instead of exploding, it formed a pinhole and jetted across the lab at the head of a 2' long flame! It went about 30', then took a hard left turn toward some curtains. Fortunately, it ran out of gas before having a chance to set the curtains on fire.

Awsome.....that sounds cool, jet propelled balloon

 

[plantling]

Glad you're ok Ogre. Be sure to tell us if you develop superpowers 'cause my 5yo son is convinced all he needs to become Spiderman is to be bitten by a red and blue spider. LOL, I really hope he never sees one.

 

[OgreMkV]

My favorite lab experiment involved the teacher asking me... "Mr. McCarthy, why is your sink on fire?"

 

[Madcrawdad]

Did u get any super powers? usually u get some type of surper power when an accident with chemicals occur....

probably just got bad gas from drinking all the Coke.....:eek3:

 

[IceH2O]

Oh crap. I check the label and find the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet). Calcium Carbonate... well that can't be too bad. Until I read where when it comes into contact with water, it forms aceytlene (yeah, the welding gas) and calcium hydroxide (a base that would cause your tank water to jump to a pH of about 12). Man...

Really? They sell and I actually have but not used CaCO3 as a fert for aquariums. I have a lb just sitting here doing nothing because its so hard to dissolve in water.

Might have to try the ballon bit.