Man, this seems to happen more and more. Do I need to learn how to deal with this as a potential first responder?

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/first-aid-for-chemical-burns/sig256946

Have someone call 911 and you call National Poison Control Hotline (1-800-222-1222) for assistance identifying the type of chemical you are dealing with.

If acid is in the eyes rinse with low pressure water, large amounts of water. If there is acid on the eyes, it's to late to worry about what will happen when the water contacts the chemical at least that is my take on the whole affair. Remember I'm not a lawyer or a professional emergency medical responder but at any given moment anyone can become a first responder. The best thing you can do is keep the victim under as much control as possible so as not to cause anymore damage.

Chemical burns not rinsed with water

Some chemical burns are made worse if rinsed (flushed) with water.

* Carbolic acid or phenol does not mix with water, so use isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol first to flush the chemical off the skin and then flush with water. If alcohol is not available, flush with a large amount of water. Do not flush the eye with alcohol.
* Sulfuric acid is flushed with a mild, soapy solution if the burns are not severe. Sulfuric acid feels hot when water is added to the acid, but it is better to flush the area and not leave the acid on the skin.
* Hydrofluoric acid is flushed with a bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) solution. (Use a small amount of water to make solution.) Then flush with a large amount of water. Burns from this acid may not show at first, so flush the area even if a burn is not seen. Do not flush the eye itself with a baking soda solution.
* Dry powders, such as dry lime, are brushed away first, because adding water can make a liquid that burns. After the powder is brushed away, flush with water for 20 minutes.

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/first-aid-for-chemical-burns/sig256946

If you feed cats baking soda they explode.

I bet it would grow faster if you mixed dry citric acid with the baking soda -- that's what bath bombs have in them.

(no audio for me either).

Yeah, here's the one Nic suggested, still dead, FYR: http://www.videosift.com/video/Backyard-Experiment-Goes-Wrong?noredirect

According to her tags, it was a vinegar/baking soda reaction that yielded all that force. Srsly? Pretty amazing amount of power. I guess the kid wasn't expecting it either

*teens *dark

aaand because of the reproductive aspect, *sexuality until it gets thrown out

Tags for this video have been changed from 'eia, kids, stupid, pistol, bottle bomb, baking soda, vinegar' to 'eia, kids, stupid, pistol, bottle bomb, baking soda, vinegar, bottle rocket, nut shot' - edited by calvados

They just needed a little more baking soda in that pancake recipe, then it woulda been fluffier.

I'm not about to give them much credit. For one, they vetoed the baking soda idea. For another, they didn't have a fire extinguisher handy. Third, they kept the propane nearby. Fourth, they set the thing up on a wooden deck. Fifth, the hose--he could have made a big, life-altering mistake. You don't get many points from me for pulling a victory out of the jaws of defeat because you were so stupid in the first place.

Monkey penis - NO! - Blurred human penis, even if it fails with a Rubic's cube, yes! upvote, I am think. Just because it is a human penis.. Sorry!

I am looking forward to the butthole version though! I am not sure if I need to vote up or down yet. It all depends on the cosmic balance. I mean.. monkey penis down, baking soda boobs up.. rubick's cube penis down.. Hrm. I am pretty sure the next one will have to be a downvote.

I like it.

1. Gather Much baking Soda
2. Make a Delicious Cake.
3. ?????
4. Profit!!

When I was a kid, my friend next door had these little plastic rockets. You put a wad of baking soda, wrapped in tissue, into the base, poured the vinegar in and then jammed the rocket down on the base. Their range was around 20 or 30 feet. They didn't go quite as high as those plastic rockets you would fill half full of water and then hand pump compressed air into them, pull the trigger and whooooooossssssh. What happened to all the great toys? Damn video games.

1. Make sure that the bottle cap you have will slide into the film canister. It should slide down freely, but be large enough that it can not flip over sideways while inside the film can.

2. Fill the film canister about 1/4 full with vinegar.

3. Fill the bottle cap with baking soda. Keeping the open end of the cap facing upwards, insert it into the film canister and let it float on the vinegar. The purpose of the bottle cap is to keep the vinegar and baking soda seperate until you’re ready to throw the grenade.

4. Carefully close the film canister so the vinegar doesn’t splash around. (It may be easiest to set it on a flat surface.)

5. Give the grenade a solid toss. As the grenade tumbles, the vinegar will slosh around and mix with the baking soda, quickly creating enough carbon dioxide gas to pop open the film can.

this is close to the recipe for skunk odor removal, minus the potassium lodide:

# 1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
# 1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
# 1 teaspoon liquid soap or dish detergent

this is THE way to remove skunk odor, it's the chemical neutralizer to the thiols in the skunks spray.

I wonder if soap mixed with vinegar dosed with baking soda would do the same thing.... Mr Wizard would know.

^ I think the vinegar/baking soda ratio was too high.