PersonMcperson
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Ok, I made this so we could just post stupid accidents or anything we’ve done as little children.
So a long time ago I used to like chemistry (still do) especially with growing crystals (the legal kind).
I would mess around with sodium tetraborate, potassium aluminum sulfate, copper sulfate, and my favorite, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
As a kid I would experiment with growing different types of crystals and how impurities could change its crystal structure.
I wanted to make a “hybrid crystal” and the two chemicals I had at the time were sodium tetraborate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
so, I made a saturated solution of borax and put in some leftover ADP crystals and something real bad happened. There was a big puff of steam and all I could smell was a concentrated ammonia. Basically, the borax reacted to the ADP and made the dangerous ammonia separate from the phosphate(my chem knowledge is rusty garbage). Keep in mind, this stuff was boiling and releasing all sorts of stuff into the air. And guess what, about ten minutes later after I had ventilated everything, I could still smell the ammonia for some reason, not knowing I’ve been poisoned, I continued about my day, until I started feeling sick. I ran to the toilet and threw up a lot. This happened 3 more times until it stopped. Luckily I did not get the lethal dose. Dumb as hell(But I get a pass because I was a little kid).
Now you guys can tell your stories.
So a long time ago I used to like chemistry (still do) especially with growing crystals (the legal kind).
I would mess around with sodium tetraborate, potassium aluminum sulfate, copper sulfate, and my favorite, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
As a kid I would experiment with growing different types of crystals and how impurities could change its crystal structure.
I wanted to make a “hybrid crystal” and the two chemicals I had at the time were sodium tetraborate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
so, I made a saturated solution of borax and put in some leftover ADP crystals and something real bad happened. There was a big puff of steam and all I could smell was a concentrated ammonia. Basically, the borax reacted to the ADP and made the dangerous ammonia separate from the phosphate(my chem knowledge is rusty garbage). Keep in mind, this stuff was boiling and releasing all sorts of stuff into the air. And guess what, about ten minutes later after I had ventilated everything, I could still smell the ammonia for some reason, not knowing I’ve been poisoned, I continued about my day, until I started feeling sick. I ran to the toilet and threw up a lot. This happened 3 more times until it stopped. Luckily I did not get the lethal dose. Dumb as hell(But I get a pass because I was a little kid).
Now you guys can tell your stories.
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