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RA_pierce said:

[quote author=digital_blue link=1224813600/20#29 date=1225414718]If you're gonna be playing around with lye, make sure you have some vinegar around. I personally prefer nitric acid when it comes to burning stuff...

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What exactly does vinegar and lye do?

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When you mix lye and water it get really hot.If you give it vinager it nurilizes it and gets cold again.

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RA_pierce said:

What exactly does vinegar and lye do?

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Acids always try to "give away" Hydrogen ions as they react with something. Lye (aka sodium hydroxide) is a base. Bases behave somewhat similarly to acids (corrosive properties) but they contain a hydroxide group (OH). When an acid and a base are mixed together, the hydrogens from the acid and the OH from the base form HOH, H2O or simply water. This neutralizes both the acid and the base...