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  1. KelticFox

    KelticFox What's a Dremel?

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    I just bought some Supa Tablets for oxygenating my daughters fish tank (with her hideous Pleck!), reading the instructions....


    98% Potassium Chlorate!!! WTF???!!!

    And to think I was going to give them to a 6 year old to put in the fish tank!
     
    KelticFox, 12 Dec 2005
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  2. riggs

    riggs ^_^

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    Is there actually any kind of warning on the packaging? I mean, try and imagine a situation like yours, where the buyer doesn't know what Potassium Chlorate actually is...("Hey! Why's my hand on fire?!")
     
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  3. Guest-16

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    Doesnt it have a bit black cross on the back, and a circle on fire??
     
    Guest-16, 12 Dec 2005
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  4. dannyqball

    dannyqball What's a Dremel?

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    Hazards Identification
    Emergency Overview
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    DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, LIVER OR KIDNEY DAMAGE. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.


    Nasty stuff.
     
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  5. PA!N

    PA!N What's a Dremel?

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    Wow potassium chlorate is some very evil stuff... I think it was used in many grenades an mines during WWII (correct me if I'm wrong)
    You could do some nasty stuff with it, but maybe the fact that it is only 98% may spoile the fun... :hehe:
     
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  6. riggs

    riggs ^_^

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    No, you're right!

    Used in grenades because rather than exploding, it burns very rapidly...
     
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  7. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    :eek: poor fishies
     
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  8. Lovah

    Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy

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    lol
     
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  9. lord nicon21

    lord nicon21 sexy *******

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    lord nicon21, 12 Dec 2005
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  10. dannyqball

    dannyqball What's a Dremel?

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  11. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    Potassium chlorate is a strong oxidising agent... it'll oxygenate the fish tank just fine, but does it have any sort of clear warning label on it at all? As you said, that could be very dangerous in the wrong hands; it's not exactly inert ;)
     
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  12. Lost.Soul

    Lost.Soul What's a Dremel?

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    Could someone please post the formula? Our names of chemicals are a bit different, so I cant figure out what is it... Thanks
     
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  13. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    MgClO3.

    Out of interest, how does your naming system differ?
     
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  14. CyberSol

    CyberSol 1337 Pants

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    Yikes! thats scary!
     
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  15. KelticFox

    KelticFox What's a Dremel?

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    Errrrrr no.

    KClO3

    You did Magnesium Chlorate
     
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  16. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    Sorry, my mistake :blush:. Was just writing about magnesium-related stuff, so I guess it was in my head.
     
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  17. KelticFox

    KelticFox What's a Dremel?

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    No wasn't labelled well at all.

    No explosive sign, no oxidizing sign, just a VERY small 98% Potassium Chlorate (and that didnt even have the Chemical Formulae)
     
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  18. Fod

    Fod what is the cheesecake?

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    perhaps the other 2% is a stabiliser?
     
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  19. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    Got a DV cam and somewhere to try out some Jackass style experiments? :p
     
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  20. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Just stick a tiny bit in a bath full of water and find out :p

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