Thursday, March 24, 2016

Bleach v Coca-Cola & Bleach v Vinegar

Barcelona: Google+: It just has that chemical warfare kind of look...


Bleach v Coca-Cola

I agree, quote: 'Of course don't drink this'.

Considering the era, I should state:

Do not let anything or anyone consume this liquid. Do not even mention the term 'drink'.

In this case, Coke is not it.

Bleach v Vinegar

Within homecaring work for a relative, when cleaning, I have further empirically discovered that bleach with a strong and in my opinion, offensive odour, is a very effective cleaner and whitener in many contexts.

I also use vinegar as a cleaner. Vinegar like bleach can be used to clean clothes. But common sense has informed me (thankfully) not to mix vinegar and bleach.

I digest vinegar in the food context where many North Americans would use ketchup.

When visiting the United States, that has many fine restaurants, a complaint I have is that many establishments do not even carry vinegar. At least one restaurant employee seemed baffled at the intellectual concept of vinegar. As if 'vinegar' was a major academic discipline such as science, philosophy and religious studies and I had entered this academic twilight zone.

But I digress...

Chemistry About

From

Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., Our Chemistry Expert


Cited

'Mixing bleach and vinegar is a bad idea. Toxic chlorine gas is released, which essentially serves as a way to wage chemical warfare on yourself. '

Cited

'Don't poison yourself!'

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'It's far safer for you to buy fresh bleach than to risk releasing a chemical weapon on yourself by mixing bleach with another chemical. You can use bleach and vinegar for cleaning, just make sure you rinse before switching products.'

Quote

'a way to wage chemical warfare on yourself.'

'to risk releasing a chemical weapon on yourself by mixing bleach with another chemical.'

Self-induced terrorism?