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Ocelot II

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11. When we were teenagers (parents out for the day) my brother and I were messing around,

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 10:29 PM

Oct 28

just to see what would happen if we mixed this thing and that other thing, so we mixed bleach with boat hull cleaner, which contains muriatic acid. There was an instantaneous odor of swimming pools, and we ran that mess outside as fast as we could. I'm not sure how I survived some of the dumb things I did.

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It is to laugh...not this time...this is a word of caution! Danger in mixing household cleaners. [View all] 3825-87867 Oct 28 OP

"I learned this from my grandma" social media posts. KentuckyWoman Oct 28 #1

Also don't mix liquid and powder drain cleaners EdmondDantes_ Oct 28 #2

Depends On Which Types ProfessorGAC Oct 28 #3

Excellent advice! Important to heed it lastlib Oct 28 #4

It's Good Advice ProfessorGAC Oct 28 #5

I once had to go to the ER after creating chlorine gas. I forgot I had put bleach in a toilet and added a bowl cleaner, sinkingfeeling Oct 28 #6

Thanks for posting this. boonecreek Oct 28 #7

One of my college friends and co-workers made the mistake of creating ammonia gas Jack Valentino Oct 28 #8

I think it was called Mustard Gas then nilram Oct 28 #12

No, mustard gas and ammonia gas were two different things... Jack Valentino Oct 28 #14

Ah, yes, somewhat more complex to make nilram Wednesday #19

Basically. RTFL Old Crank Oct 28 #9

Well, we were all anxious to close the store and head to home Jack Valentino Oct 28 #15

When I was young Old Crank Wednesday #20

Thank you Grumpy Old Woman Oct 28 #10

When we were teenagers (parents out for the day) my brother and I were messing around, Ocelot II Oct 28 #11

Mixed feelings about this post. Info that could save lives, but . . . tclambert Oct 28 #13

I don't own guns, so this fills out a few gaps in my Ilsa Oct 28 #16

Sulfur product and toilet bowl cleaner deadly H2S crimycarny Oct 28 #17

Thanks for posting this!! Talitha Wednesday #18

Interestingly important info to help B.See Wednesday #21