Hi Michael
I didn't make my statement too clear, this acid is said to be created as a
by product of the combustion of rubber / plastics, I sent it my post in
response to a post about a burned out car with some lamp plinths on it.
Yes the rubber is perfectly safe in normal use but I wouldn't consider post
combustion to be normal use! It just crossed my mind that we all end up in
the bone yard climbing around the wrecks and every so often we are bound to
come across burnt out shells!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: <OHFASTONE@aol.com>
To: <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: sidelamp rubber
>
> In a message dated 4/27/0 4:06:38 PM, you wrote:
>
> <<I have been told that most rubber / plastic bits on cars produce some
kind
> of really nasty acid, (Hydrofluoric Acid?), which once in contact with the
> skin can be neither neutralised nor washed off. It will continue to eat
into
> the tissue and bone, and the only cure is amputation.>>
>
> Graham,
> I'm not so sure I'd believe this one, years ago, I wanted to know more
about
> plastics fabrication, mainly composites, but I had to learn the other
stuff
> too (the couse was Plastics technology). I necer heard of a plastic
> producing and acid by product just from normal use. I doubt that any
acids
> that us civilians will ever encounter, can't be neutralized with baking
soda.
> I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Let me know if you find out anything
> different.
>
> Michael
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