[TheForge] Chemical Questions ?

[Todd Rich]

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Phlip wrote:
(snip)
>
> Well, I dislike toxic chemicals. I didn't want someone using light latex
> surgical- type gloves, and ripping them on some sharp piece of metal. And,
> have you seen what happens to organic material when you drop it in a volume
> of coca-cola? The heavier, dishwashing type should be fine, but I tend to
> think safety first- I am a medic, after all. Much easier to prevent an
> injury, using good sense, than to treat it afterwards.
>
> Phlip (only ONE "I" )
>

Actually, I put a chunk of raw meat in some Coca-cola, and left it there a
week...the coke actually broke apart.  There was clear water, some brown
sludge at the bottom of the glass, and the meat didn't look any different
than if you would have left it in plain water for that long.
			Todd