tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post1364669909507255017..comments2024-03-18T15:55:14.212-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: So, Paul Shepard, are you just too lazy to check dates,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-29209601816233838232013-01-18T12:28:16.124-08:002013-01-18T12:28:16.124-08:00It's interesting that people are just now find...It's interesting that people are just now finding out about the dangers of 134a. A company created a new refrigerant to replace R-12 years ago, but couldn't get it approved even though the EPA regulations required its approval. It, too, is flammable, but tests show it's safe if vented on a hot manifold. When I replaced the R-12 in my pickup with the new product many of my friends were horrified. I had a quart of flammable refrigerant in my truck! It didn't seem to bother them that my dual fuel truck had 18 gallons of gasoline in a tank IN THE CAB behind the seat, or that there was a 40 gallon propane tank in the bed. Now, instead of something safe and affordable, they're trying to foist more poison on us. R-12 caused no health problems, R-134a has been reported to cause testicular tumors, and now the new one is flat out poison. I wonder who owns the patent on the new one?<br /> <br />For more info on a safe alternative (I don't have a dog in this hunt, other than trying to keep a couple of old trucks running and cool in the summer)<br /> <br />http://www.oztechnologyinc.com/hc12a.html<br />Country Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956952163303231460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-86177709184862078982013-01-17T18:10:33.030-08:002013-01-17T18:10:33.030-08:00I mentioned this to a friend who has a chemistry b...I mentioned this to a friend who has a chemistry background; his language was pretty close to yours. With reason.<br /><br />I'd heard of the stuff before, always in the context of "Things that will kill you in a most unpleasant manner."Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-90826559142228843302013-01-17T14:36:12.726-08:002013-01-17T14:36:12.726-08:00Hydrogen Fluoride.
Fuck me.
I know you keep the ...Hydrogen Fluoride.<br /><br />Fuck me.<br /><br />I know you keep the language moderate here, but fucking hell. That's the Hannibal Lector of the chemical world. It's more deadly than cyanide, but don't let that fool you. It's not a toxin, per se. It's a reactive that turns into acid on contact with moisture and dissolves anything around. If you breathe it in, it dissolves your lungs from the inside out. And I'm not talking theoretical here, I'm talking full on Hollywood style "I'm melting, I'm melting!" Except you can't scream because your lungs have already melted. <br /><br />The good news is you won't see it, because it will have already melted your corneas. And it's colorless.<br /><br />You know the acid that Walt uses on <i>Breaking Bad</i> to "disincorporate" bodies? Hydrofluoric acid, the same chemical hydrogen fluoride forms when it contacts moisture.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.com