Got burned for being stupid

[Admann]

Quiet little buddy, the professor is describing exothermic activity caused by the improper mixing of chemicals. I love Gilligans Island. I just wanted to use exothermic in a sentence.

 

[Admann]

Pure sodium in water makes a loud noise

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Ok so the lessons here are:
#1 Add the salt to the water.
#2 use gloves when using glue.

#3 do not give ME a can of paint and a roller... ROFL...
Everything will be painted, the floor, the ceiling, the walls, all the furniture, the TV, the dog, the cat, the fish, the yard, the driveway the hose, the neighbors house, the bottom of every shoe in the house, the carpet in every vehicle, the seats in every vehicle, and I am too tired of typing the rest

I bought some rubber gloves for glue and I can't use them now. They may or may not be glued together.

 

[Katrina71]

And the Reef Bomb is born...you may be on the No Fly list now

 

[mta_morrow]

Brightwell NeoMarine

Excellent salt choice! Only one I have ever used.

 

[siggy]

I cant even quote that^^^^^ You said the B word, now Your being watched by Home Land

 

[Katrina71]

I cant even quote that^^^^^ You said the B word, now Your being watched by Home Land

They are friends. It's ok.

 

[AZMSGT]

Yep, I’ve got burned from 2 part fast cure epoxy. When that stuff starts to catalyze.... ouch ouch ouch.

 

[Neptune1707]

So I was prepping water for my water change last night, and some of the RODI splashed into my salt bucket (yeah...I wasn't being careful and had the open salt way too close to the water buckets). It wasn't a lot and I wondered if the water had actually landed in the bucket or if I'd barely missed it, so to check, I reached in and touched the salt with my fingers to see if it was wet... Not only was it wet, but it was HOT! I shoulda thought about it. ;Facepalm The chemical reactions occurring at that moment were bound to heat up the salt that got wet, but I didn't think, and man, it STUNG!! ;Nurse I felt it for the 20 minutes or so at least. Oh well, lesson learned, and a funny (stupid) story to laugh at myself for... ;Eggonface ...and now you guys can all laugh about it too.

Moral of the story: If you get your salt wet, don't touch it for a few minutes...

Watch out for the killer rabbit

I’d also add that when mixing salt into a large batch of water, you’ll see a bit of salt dust in the air...inhaling can have a similar effect if your close enough...burns the nose. I’ve taken to using a dust mask when mixing salt/water together. Or when dumping salt from one bucket to another. Safety first!!!