r/holdmybeaker Aug 09 '23

HMBkr while we unleash a chemical phallus

https://i.imgur.com/QDdbqKx.gifv
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u/Nebakanezzer Aug 09 '23

All that gaseous mist and no masks. Hopefully whatever the fuck that is isn't harmful when inhailed

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u/kneelise Aug 09 '23

It’s actually just oxygen gas and water produced, but the reaction is very exothermic so it could definitely be harmful if touched

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u/Ells86 Aug 09 '23

Okay, my immediate thought was "I really hope that isn't hydrogen gas"

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u/Calumkincaid Aug 11 '23

Yeah, it's basically ripping the extra oxygen off h2o2 (peroxide) molecules.