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Endimion17
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Quote: Originally posted by White Yeti  | I never use it. Have you ever needed to use it?
The light switch to my lab is located two rooms away, so the sparks don't cause any kind of explosion, but other than that, no main switch.
I can't really think of any instance where you would need to shut off the power in the lab entirely. Shutting off power means you are also killing any
electrical appliance that is responsible for ventilating the lab. If anything bad happens, your first reflex should be to:
1: mop up the spill
2: vent out dangerous fumes
3: neutralize the acid/ base spill
4: put out the fire
Shutting off the power would be last on my list, unless an electrolysis experiment got out of control. This can't really happen if you're using a
power supply. If you're not using a power supply, you're just looking for trouble. |
It's a general rule to power down the lab when leaving (so is shutting off the gas pipe), unless there's a fridge, of course. I'm used to it. Yeah,
I've got a power supply.
[Edited on 14-9-2011 by Endimion17]
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I am afraid of the DEA, finding out my dad used something without my permission (something he'd do), finding out my mom tasted something in a beaker
(she's done it before, I had a talk with her... luckily it was just a solution of sodium acetate... she said "I needed to borrow a beaker, and all of
them had liquids- so to determine if you needed the liquid I tasted it..." Not a smart thing considering beakers are never fully clean and I work with
mercury compounds...) or finding out a shelf came down while I wasn't looking.
hey, if you are reading this, I can't U2U, but you are always welcome to send me an email!
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barley81
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| Quote: Originally posted by ScienceHideout | | I am afraid of the DEA, finding out my dad used something without my permission (something he'd do), finding out my mom tasted something in a beaker
(she's done it before, I had a talk with her... luckily it was just a solution of sodium acetate... she said "I needed to borrow a beaker, and all of
them had liquids- so to determine if you needed the liquid I tasted it..." Not a smart thing considering beakers are never fully clean and I work with
mercury compounds...) or finding out a shelf came down while I wasn't looking. |
Oh my god... What if it was conc. H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>??? Your mom could have been badly hurt, she shouldn't even be
using your glassware or being in your lab! What did she need it for? Never allow anyone to go there without permission...
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White Yeti
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| Quote: Originally posted by barley81 |
Oh my god... What if it was conc. H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>??? Your mom could have been badly hurt, she shouldn't even be
using your glassware or being in your lab! What did she need it for? Never allow anyone to go there without permission...
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I don't know about you guys, but I don't leave beakers of H2SO4 lying around. I usually use chemicals shortly after taking them out of their
containers. One exception would be if I'm boiling down (or evaporating) a solution, drying out a precipitate, or waiting for a precipitate to settle.
[Edited on 9-20-2011 by White Yeti]
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Endimion17
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| Quote: Originally posted by ScienceHideout | | I am afraid of the DEA, finding out my dad used something without my permission (something he'd do), finding out my mom tasted something in a beaker
(she's done it before, I had a talk with her... luckily it was just a solution of sodium acetate... she said "I needed to borrow a beaker, and all of
them had liquids- so to determine if you needed the liquid I tasted it..." Not a smart thing considering beakers are never fully clean and I work with
mercury compounds...) or finding out a shelf came down while I wasn't looking. |
Then talking about it online is not the smartest idea... just like tasting chemicals isn't...
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| Quote: Originally posted by White Yeti |
I don't know about you guys, but I don't leave beakers of H2SO4 lying around. I usually use chemicals shortly after taking them out of their
containers. One exception would be if I'm boiling down (or evaporating) a solution, drying out a precipitate, or waiting for a precipitate to settle.
[Edited on 9-20-2011 by White Yeti] |
Yeah, neither do I, it was just an example of a dangerous substance. It may just as well be lead acetate in the process of evaporating, or settling
barium chromate.
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ScienceHideout
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| Quote: Originally posted by Endimion17 | | Quote: Originally posted by ScienceHideout | | I am afraid of the DEA, finding out my dad used something without my permission (something he'd do), finding out my mom tasted something in a beaker
(she's done it before, I had a talk with her... luckily it was just a solution of sodium acetate... she said "I needed to borrow a beaker, and all of
them had liquids- so to determine if you needed the liquid I tasted it..." Not a smart thing considering beakers are never fully clean and I work with
mercury compounds...) or finding out a shelf came down while I wasn't looking. |
Then talking about it online is not the smartest idea... just like tasting chemicals isn't... |
Tasting chemicals isn't the bad thing... Nothing would've happened if she wasn't in my lab. Why did she need a beaker? They are vertually useless for
anything other than chemistry...
hey, if you are reading this, I can't U2U, but you are always welcome to send me an email!
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| Quote: Originally posted by barley81 | | Quote: Originally posted by White Yeti |
I don't know about you guys, but I don't leave beakers of H2SO4 lying around. I usually use chemicals shortly after taking them out of their
containers. One exception would be if I'm boiling down (or evaporating) a solution, drying out a precipitate, or waiting for a precipitate to settle.
[Edited on 9-20-2011 by White Yeti] |
Yeah, neither do I, it was just an example of a dangerous substance. It may just as well be lead acetate in the process of evaporating, or settling
barium chromate. |
If your mother tasted lead acetate I think it would be even worse than tasting sulfuric acid, since lead acetate is sweet, she could think its sugar
and borrow some to make a dessert for you.
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White Yeti
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| Quote: Originally posted by shivas |
If your mother tasted lead acetate I think it would be even worse than tasting sulfuric acid, since lead acetate is sweet, she could think its sugar
and borrow some to make a dessert for you. |
You usually add in the sugar as crystals, not as an aqueous solution. It's a scary thought nonetheless.
I hope no one has the brilliant idea to mix my iron salts into my food so as to "fortify its iron content".
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