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Subject: Can someone please explain?

Posted by: Mixamatosis
Date: Jan 21 17

I've read that it's dangerous to mix ammonia and bleach. Variously I've read that it can produce deadly cyanide gas, chlorine gas (which is said to be bad for you) and even explosions.

However swimming pools are kept fit for use with chlorine, and our urine contains ammonia but then we may clean toilets with bleach. Also many cleaning products contain either ammonia or bleach and it would be easy to use them unthinkingly in combination.

How is it that people aren't generally harmed by these dangers when swimming in swimming pools or doing daily cleaning, or are we being harmed at low level and is the harm cumulative?

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Just came in from watching the eclipse via a pinhole projector. I am outside the path of annularity, but we are getting over 80% partial eclipse here where I live. A little dress rehearsal for the upcoming *total* solar eclipse that passes through here next April 8, 2024, where we will get over 4 minutes of totality here.

Reply #521. Oct 14 23, 11:19 AM
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Sorry I have been absent from this thread for so long. I've been so busy and so tired that I just couldn't bring myself to contribute to it. But the pictures from the most recent Iceland volcanic eruption (a rare *rift* eruption) are so impressive I will let them do the talking for me:

link https://weather.com/news/weather/video/dramatic-volcanic-eruption-lights-up-iceland-sky

Reply #522. Dec 20 23, 1:33 AM
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And another even longer absence from this thread. I really want to get into the gritty details of the important difference between energy sources and energy carriers, but I just haven't had the right inspiration for it yet. But there is another pressing front that I absolutely must get into, and that is the upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse. This one is extremely important to me as I just happen to live deep in the path of totality, which means my trip that day will be to walk outside. I came across a particular video which just caught my fancy:

link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sOpYoO_SK7o&pp=ygUfYXByaWwgOCAyMDI0IHNvbGFyIGVjbGlwc2UgcGF0aA%3D%3D

Reply #523. Mar 07 24, 9:41 AM
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On a totally different note, I remember going to see "The Black Hole" as a kid. It's not a particularly good movie. I think it drags and it is totally out of character for Disney, but I loved the theme:

link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JI6VPFQw6BU&pp=ygUUdGhlIGJsYWNrIGhvbGUgdGhlbWU%3D

Reply #524. Mar 08 24, 9:46 PM
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The Great eclipse did not disappoint where I live. Despite a generally cloudy day, we got a nice break in the clouds starting about 1:30 pm CDT and had a wonderful view of totality. Sorry to all those who didn't get the break in the weather today that I did.

Reply #525. Apr 08 24, 3:15 PM
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I was able to see a bit as totality approached, but the clouds came. I did experience the darkness and sudden chill, and have to say that I'm satisfied with what I experienced.

Reply #526. Apr 08 24, 4:50 PM


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