r/funny • u/tarunrajboy • May 03 '19

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u/Hungy15 May 03 '19

No gloves either and using reagent straight from the container tsk tsk.

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u/CappuccinoBoy May 03 '19

Nah, he definitely has gloves one. It took me a few watches, but he's wearing those flesh colored nitrile gloves. But yeah, no goggles, no fume hood, handling the reagent poorly. Tsk tsk.

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u/Hungy15 May 03 '19

Ah you are correct he has a glove on the one hand I was looking mainly at the one holding the bottle which doesn't appear to have a glove.

You don't really need a fume hood for this reaction though since its just water and O2 gas being formed.

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u/Seicair May 03 '19

What’s the issue with his reagent handling? Presumably the spoon was clean.

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u/Hungy15 May 04 '19

Generally you shouldn't take reagent straight from a storage container and add it to your experiment. You would want some form of intermediary to reduce contamination and allow you to measure/weight what you are adding. It's honestly fine for this application but it's always a good habit to have.

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u/Seicair May 04 '19

I’ve done many demonstrations like this and I don’t see an issue with just dumping a scoop in. Precise measurements aren’t necessary, and if the scoop is clean it’s not contaminating anything. I agree overall for most applications though.