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"From brazen helmet and warrior's shield of the ancient world to the modern flashlight cell and galvan-ized steel plate, zinc has worked in the service of man." Experiments with Zinc, Popular Science 1947 - Link.
Experiments with Zinc
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 21, 2006 05:36 AM
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That article could be called "Fun with poisons" today.
Remember kids, a zinc fume headache *really hurts*, mercury is toxic by fume, lead is toxic by ingestion/inhalation, hydrogen sulphide (rotten egg smelling gas) is highly poisonous (beware how it numbs the nerves in your nose so you miss it's smell after a few minutes!) and H2SO4 is also nasty.
Oh, and you might get arrested if you try to buy Ammonium Nitrate despite it being the safest thing on this list.
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Totally concur with Soapy - Zinc is not safe to mess with
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