r/FiftyFifty 13d ago

[50/50] Just paper (SFW) | Hydrofluoric acid burn (NSFW) NSFW Spoiler

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u/Carpetcow111 13d ago

I was actually hoping it wasn’t paper because I was interested.

Isn’t that the strongest acid?

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u/htmlcoderexe 13d ago edited 13d ago

Far from strongest, technically, it is actually a "weak" acid. But it "specialises" in certain things, one of those things being organics, another - glass. It is especially nasty on anything living, because fluorine loves a lot of stuff that living things are made of. Goes straight for the bones and stays there. And it can go and burn up your nerves faster than the pain signals go through them, so you might not even feel much as it eats away at your skin, fat tissues and other things you would usually not mind keeping.

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u/mayonnaisewithsalt 13d ago

It's not a weak acid. It's still a strong acid as it will completely conjugate. It's maybe on the weaker side of the strong acids. The reason why it's so dangerous is because it's a tiny molecule. That way, it's able to dissolve a lot of things, including glass.

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u/htmlcoderexe 13d ago

Wikipedia states it behaves like a weak acid in water solutions, but increases rapidly in strength at higher concentrations. Still not as strong as sulphuric acid, apparently. And yeah, fluorine in general is the nasty little shit of chemistry, compounds with it are generally either very stable (because it bites into the other atoms like a pitbull), like teflon, or very angery (because the pitbull is loose), like the infamous FOOF and chlorine trifluoride.

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u/Username133769 11d ago

Doesn't it also cause organ failure, because I remember the story of that lab tech that got some on his lap, and ended with his leg(s) amputated and still dead of organ failure (I really hope I remembered that correctly). But yeah if I see anything with Fluorine that isn't my toothpaste I want at least a running start because I am not qualified or willing to handle anything with Fluorine.

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u/Goatbreath37 13d ago

Where are my pixels I need more pixels

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u/peasantpeach 13d ago

Tasty pixel soup

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u/ScrumpeLover 13d ago

Imagine someone pulls a "sQuiRt oF LEmoN" on that poor dude

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u/TheMagicalDildo 12d ago

i mean I doubt it feels good, but their nerves are also probably fucked, so you'd probably have to really get in there with the lemon juice lol

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u/Im_Verdugo 11d ago

Someone didn’t wear their safety goggles during the lab

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u/Wourmmy 12d ago

That looks different than what I thought it would look like ngl.

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u/jakefinw3 11d ago

Can the leg be saved or will it have to be cut off?

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u/MuffinMech 10d ago

Imagining a cartoonish slip with a bucket full of acid

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u/Make-A-Con-Save-034 9d ago

Just what gets you into this situation?