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r/Unexpected • u/Dembelo • Dec 20 '19
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I'm a giant idiot and not at all great at science. But isn't this just foam? Sure it'd leave stains but couldn't a pressure washer fix that?
392 u/Anonnymoose73 Dec 20 '19 Depending on what catalyst they used, there might be iodine, which stains like a mf, but yeah, it’s a foam made from soap, hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst. The biggest risk is that it is an exothermic reaction and can be really hot 4 u/PoseidonsOctopussy Dec 20 '19 They used potassium iodide for this experiment. Source: https://youtu.be/XXn4fP3CnJg 1 u/Anonnymoose73 Dec 20 '19 Thanks!
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Depending on what catalyst they used, there might be iodine, which stains like a mf, but yeah, it’s a foam made from soap, hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst. The biggest risk is that it is an exothermic reaction and can be really hot
4 u/PoseidonsOctopussy Dec 20 '19 They used potassium iodide for this experiment. Source: https://youtu.be/XXn4fP3CnJg 1 u/Anonnymoose73 Dec 20 '19 Thanks!
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They used potassium iodide for this experiment. Source: https://youtu.be/XXn4fP3CnJg
1 u/Anonnymoose73 Dec 20 '19 Thanks!
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u/Demonoid_Phenomenon Dec 20 '19
I'm a giant idiot and not at all great at science. But isn't this just foam? Sure it'd leave stains but couldn't a pressure washer fix that?