I was cleaning out a chemical storage closet at work. A hydrogen chloride container leaked out onto some iodine containers. I picked one up (bare handed) and sat it down in the grass. About thirty seconds later, I noticed the steam boiling up from around the bottom of the container. This is about 45 seconds worth of contact.
I thought it was terrifying because this was a footprint of someone who was lurking around your house, looking through your windows.
That sounds like poor storage and containment procedures. You contacted OSHA about the incident, right?
This is the family farm. I AM THE OSHA
By OSHA, you mean Lemmy right?
Then yes, OSHA was contacted.
HCl‽ Jaysus…
Depends on the concentration, but usually not something you want on yourself.
I know. I’ve worked with it myself, and I once accidentally inhaled a small volume of it.
A-Level chemistry, innit.
Everyone’s done it at some point. That’s how you know not to do it again haha.
Yeah, but it would have been nice for my teacher to say that the reaction produces HCl gas BEFORE telling everyone to perform it.
Yeah. That’s their fault. Definitely should have said something.
