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Are there real chemistry bottles with this kind of label? [closed]
I watched a movie recently which had a close-up of this weird bottle:
The way it reads is very strange to me. Is this just complete movie nonsense, or are there really bottles in real life sold with ...
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What chemical regularly transported by road in the UK would cause serious injury/loss of life if it escaped in a road accident? [closed]
I'm writing a story where a serious multi-vehicle pileup happens in the winter during foggy weather. I need the fallout from this to include the escape of a substance that will cause significant ...
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Realistic chemical spill accident in high school chemistry class
In a story I'm writing, a teenager spills chemicals on herself in a high school chemistry class, causing her to be put under the safety shower. The spill destroys her clothes and causes minor burns. I ...
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Is palladium really that poisonous?
In Iron man 2, the protagonist Tony Stark was anxious about his blood toxicity due to palladium core that was keeping him alive was slowly poisoning his blood. It is written here that:
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Is the Hollywood portrayal of the effects of ingesting HCN correct?
In the 2012 movie Skyfall, the antagonist Raoul Silva rues that the "hydrogen cyanide" he took ("Do you know what it does to you, hydrogen cyanide?") didn't kill him, leaving him horribly disfigured ...
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Endothermic Reaction with Specific Details
I need some information for a book I'm writing.
Let's say you're in a confined space, about 8 feet by 8 feet. The area is being heated externally slowly (a few degrees a minute) to about 3,100 ...
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What are the effects of Lithium Dioxide on the body?
My question is about how much science-fiction and how much chemistry is involved in the the 'Randy's Donuts' scene of Iron Man 2:
Agent Romanoff injects Lithium Dioxide into Tony Stark's neck to ...
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Is it actually possible to dispose of a body with hydrofluoric acid?
In the TV show "Breaking Bad", Walter White frequently gets rid of people who get in his way by submerging them in a plastic container full of hydrofluoric acid. This, at least in the TV show, ...
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