Holy bologna, batman! :shock: :d I bet that was frightening! Well, you know what they say...you live and you learn, right? Just try not to be set on fire during the process! But seriously, I am glad you are okay. Safety first!
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WARNING! NAPHTHA FLAMABILITY! =0
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Lumpy Nutz
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HAHA havnt checked this thread in a bit but some of the new responses made me lol.
First off, muuch love and appreciation for the empathetic individuals on here. i was under the impression that EVERYONE makes mistakes in life, and the fact i posted this shows i learned from this experience. this is a place to learn yes? and for yall naysayers on here, fudge ya! i didnt make this post to be mocked and ridiculed, but only to aware newcomers that a foolish and uneducated mistake can quickly fuck your day up!
Peace to all, love, and enjoy our journey.
First off, muuch love and appreciation for the empathetic individuals on here. i was under the impression that EVERYONE makes mistakes in life, and the fact i posted this shows i learned from this experience. this is a place to learn yes? and for yall naysayers on here, fudge ya! i didnt make this post to be mocked and ridiculed, but only to aware newcomers that a foolish and uneducated mistake can quickly fuck your day up!
Peace to all, love, and enjoy our journey.
Also i learned well this thing, with hexane once, and i was sure to follow safety rules (not so much):
I start the flame to reheat the water bath between a pull, the jar was one meter or less away from the flame but i forgot to close the lid...a flame started from the jar and i stop it with a cloth and put the lid on....sooo scared, really.
I start the flame to reheat the water bath between a pull, the jar was one meter or less away from the flame but i forgot to close the lid...a flame started from the jar and i stop it with a cloth and put the lid on....sooo scared, really.
Due to the safety blanket being wrapped around a person, the flames have a tendency to fume out around the neck of the person on fire. This gives on average a higher risk of killing the person than if the blanket was not used all.Jees said:
This statistical risk analysis made a certain oil company ban all safety blankets from their sites.
So yes, you can use them to throw over the burning pot but please be careful when using them on humans.
Kind regards,
The Traveler
Thank you T for this add. So they would only work safe if the person was covered in whole but for this the blankets are usually not big enough.
I checked out on my fire blanket and it only suggests kitchen fires.
Googling on fire blankets gives a ton of info but sometimes also contradicting. The most important recurring advice is that it is only suitable for small fires, at max size of a football.
I checked out on my fire blanket and it only suggests kitchen fires.
Googling on fire blankets gives a ton of info but sometimes also contradicting. The most important recurring advice is that it is only suitable for small fires, at max size of a football.
JustCurious.
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I know there has been a lot of responses, but I feel like I still have to comment on it.
Lumpy Nutz - The reason you are getting some negative comments here is because the flammability of naphtha really should be assumed knowledge before an extraction is attempted. It's common sense that naphtha, used as lighter fluid, is extremely flammable. It's not hard to find MSDS for the chemicals used in an extraction.
This is less of a mistake and more an act of ignorance. When you join the nexus the first thing you are pushed to do is read the wiki and safety sections.
Don't mean to sound harsh, I wish you well, please be more careful in the future. Mistakes like this can endanger your life and more importantly others lives.
Lumpy Nutz - The reason you are getting some negative comments here is because the flammability of naphtha really should be assumed knowledge before an extraction is attempted. It's common sense that naphtha, used as lighter fluid, is extremely flammable. It's not hard to find MSDS for the chemicals used in an extraction.
This is less of a mistake and more an act of ignorance. When you join the nexus the first thing you are pushed to do is read the wiki and safety sections.
Don't mean to sound harsh, I wish you well, please be more careful in the future. Mistakes like this can endanger your life and more importantly others lives.
People are mentioning open flames, which is all well and good. Not only is open flames an issue, but also the auto ignition property of the solvent. According to the MSDS, naphtha has a auto-igntion temp of 227 C.
There is absolutely no need for heating the solvent. We aren't running businesses, where yield is everything. Safety is paramount, especially in a home setting. Labs are equipped with shit to deal with hazards. The common household may not have all these luxuries.
The only time you should be heating anything is for the acid cook.
There is absolutely no need for heating the solvent. We aren't running businesses, where yield is everything. Safety is paramount, especially in a home setting. Labs are equipped with shit to deal with hazards. The common household may not have all these luxuries.
The only time you should be heating anything is for the acid cook.
Bodhisativa said:
Auto-ignition would be scarce as the liquids would be stablized at their respective boiling point(s). If the vessel overpressurized causing napthalene to spill on hot surfaces this could be an issue however. Vapor autoigniting isn't.
