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To: SAJ

Sodium Hydroxide is what is in Drano - definitely dangerous.


94 posted on 06/26/2011 4:22:18 PM PDT by Archer24 (Get a life - I've had two and am lookingfor more.)
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To: Archer24
And Drano **used to be** sold in cans having a metal cap. Nothing wrong with that per se. However, given the formulation of Drano (it wasn't pure NaOH), if left unused over time, the can built up a ferocious amount of gas pressure.

Some number of people had the misfortune to pick up one of these pressurised cans. When they went to open it, they experienced a pneumatic blowback and were sprayed, typically on the hands, arms and face, with Drano.

The lawsuits were hugely expensive...and from that date, Drano is formulated differently and is sold in cans with a plastic cap which will pop open automatically if the internal gas pressure becomes too high. '

119 posted on 06/27/2011 5:03:45 AM PDT by SAJ (Zerobama -- a phony and a prick, therefore a dildo)
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