I'm not on AIM or IRC because I'm working on a paper; will be on when I'm close to done.
Also, my lab partner is an idiot. If we'd been working with sulfuric acid I'd prolly be having the burns on my hands patched up in the hospital right now. More on that later (probably in
mock_the_stupid too).
Also, my lab partner is an idiot. If we'd been working with sulfuric acid I'd prolly be having the burns on my hands patched up in the hospital right now. More on that later (probably in
Hurrah for highly corrosive chemicals!
Date: 2005-10-18 07:12 pm (UTC)Here's a tip - and it's probably something you could figure out for yourself but I'll mention anyway - any experiment that calls for the use or creation of hydrofluoric acid? Run (if your partner is really THAT bad). Only takes a drop or so to require amputation, but the fun part is that you might not realize that you've gotten any on you until 10-12 hours later.
This has been your Alarmist Geek Fact of the Day(tm).