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0 pointsvidanay3y ago0 comments

> I don't see labels on bleech bottles, saying not to mix it with vinegar or you could die.

You sure about that?

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Well, I can’t speak to your tolerance for chlorine gas, but…

Or were you saying that the bleach bottles on your shelf state that one should not mix bleach with acids such as vinegar? I’d actually have to go look at mine, but I don’t recall a mention.

So I looked: the warning is in the middle of a wall of text, with print so small only pedantic geeks with good, young eyes are going to bother. Let alone be able to read it, anyone over 40 will need a magnifier.

vidanayOP3y ago

I was referring to the statement that the bottles don't contain a warning, not about the chemical reaction that obviously exists.

It probably doesn't specify vinegar, but a general "do not mix with other cleaners". If it only said vinegar, then someone would mix it with ammonia and when they died, they'd claim "it only said vinegar!"

mikestew3y ago

It probably doesn't specify vinegar, but a general "do not mix with other cleaners"

Without going back and straining my eyes, I don't think it even goes that far. Just do not mix with acids, and it specifically called out "urine and feces", from which I guess we're supposed to surmise that it is not a toilet cleaner? It's a difficult problem, yes, because "but it didn't say not to..."

But again, I'm pretty sure the solution does not lie in a wall of 6 pt. text., regardless of what it needs to say.

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mikestew3y ago

Well, I can’t speak to your tolerance for chlorine gas, but…

Or were you saying that the bleach bottles on your shelf state that one should not mix bleach with acids such as vinegar? I’d actually have to go look at mine, but I don’t recall a mention.

vidanayOP3y ago

I was referring to the statement that the bottles don't contain a warning, not about the chemical reaction that obviously exists.

mikestew3y ago

It probably doesn't specify vinegar, but a general "do not mix with other cleaners"

But again, I'm pretty sure the solution does not lie in a wall of 6 pt. text., regardless of what it needs to say.

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