[TheForge] Re: acid

[James Binnion]

Good thing, it will kill you if you get a spill on you that covers  
approximately 5% of your skin surface area and not a damn thing  
anyone can do about it, no antidote or therapy to save you. As was  
mentioned it  pass right through the skin and attacks the tissue  
beneath. It gets into the blood stream and knocks the electrolytes  
out of solution. If you get enough in your system kiss it goodbye.   
It is nasty stuff and should never be used without extensive safety  
gear and a through understanding of safety procedures for using it.

On May 14, 2007, at 3:48 PM, Dann wrote:

>
> 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






James Binnion
jbin at well.com