Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agowhat is the worst idea you ever had?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squarewhat is the worst idea you ever had?Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoMany bathroom cleaners are ammonia based. Mixing chlorine bleach with ammonia creates chlorine gas, the same stuff used as chemical weapons in WWI.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoAnd damage from chlorine gas NEVER heals. That reduced lung capacity is for the rest of your now-shortened life.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoChlorine gas comes from bleach with an acid, like Vinegar (almost did that once.) Ammonia and bleach creates chloramine gas, which is toxic and potentially deadly, but less so than chlorine gas. TL;DR: don’t mix household chemicals
Many bathroom cleaners are ammonia based. Mixing chlorine bleach with ammonia creates chlorine gas, the same stuff used as chemical weapons in WWI.
And damage from chlorine gas NEVER heals. That reduced lung capacity is for the rest of your now-shortened life.
Chlorine gas comes from bleach with an acid, like Vinegar (almost did that once.)
Ammonia and bleach creates chloramine gas, which is toxic and potentially deadly, but less so than chlorine gas.
TL;DR: don’t mix household chemicals
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