[TheForge] Re: acid

[Dann]

Hydrofluoric acid is great for etching glass.  Actually it will eat 
through a glass bottle, so it has to be stored in a special waxed 
container.    I never got any of that on my skin !

Dann


>Hydrofloric acid is also interesting.  It is transdermally absorbed 
>and has a high affinity for calcium.  You die from cardiac arrest 
>because the heart requires calcium in order to function and the 
>calcium becomes chemically bonded to the floride ion.  iirc skin 
>contact with 50-100 ml HF is fatal.
>
>Ken
>:-)
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