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umassmza t1_j6moy3j wrote
The old school chemistry kits were awesome. Some dangerous stuff in there.
ohmygoditsdip OP t1_j6mp53a wrote
More power to the child who can use this thing without burning their baby brother.
dae_giovanni t1_j6mt21e wrote
oh, that's just the vial of Lil' Muriatic Acid!
TheGringoDingo t1_j6mt7ts wrote
“Safety Tested” - yep, it’s unsafe for kids. Though the mercury is fun to play with.
Earl_I_Lark t1_j6mufm6 wrote
I had one of those. And no supervision. I feel like it’s only luck that I survived childhood
Tibor66 t1_j6mzbsg wrote
I had something like this as a kid. No idea what to do with it. No instructions. I'm lucky nothing horrible happened.
ohmygoditsdip OP t1_j6n123o wrote
Well I just figured out my rap name! Thanks!
MrMissus t1_j6n4ugj wrote
I mean, considering how old that seems, I'm pretty sure a bit water would have done the same.
Few_Albatross_8131 t1_j6njoi4 wrote
Gilbert chemistry set a classic toy from my youth (this is the 50's version - but in the late 1960s lots of these were still floating around). Used to come with a few potentially nasty compounds. I still remember the sulfur smell in the basement from one bad experiment.
(No not talking about doo-doo).
ohmygoditsdip OP t1_j6nnxsj wrote
Ha! I need to get this thing out of my basement before it experiments with itself anymore.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nobma wrote
Throw in a little lead and some plutonium and you had a full set.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nofgc wrote
Almost as fun as those die cast soldier makers that included a few bars of lead to be melted.
ohmygoditsdip OP t1_j6np75b wrote
👀 delicious soldier lozenges
TheGringoDingo t1_j6nr34g wrote
This radium makes my teeth feel funny
Kahnza t1_j6o8slg wrote
You can clean that up real easy with some hydrogen peroxide *wink-wink*
dae_giovanni t1_j6onit3 wrote
I demand 1% of all future sales!
ohmygoditsdip OP t1_j6mowww wrote
I should probably figure out how to properly dispose of it…