If you guys remember one of my original posts, it was about how I was making some Sodium Hydroxide in chem class and so chlorine gas was accidently produced (I swear it was an accdent, I thought it would be cyanide gas). You really think I would learn my lesson.......I didn't.
Ok, so I was home one day and I was trying to make some sodium urate. So I got some concentrated uric acid and some bleach and decided to see what would happen. Mixing them in small quantities seems to give a fairly vigorous reaction without producing alot of chlorine. I was outside anyway so I thought it I would be okay. I decided to add a little bit more...and by a little bit more I mean alot a bit more. The rate at which chlorine exploded out of that cup was massive! I thought I was going to die. I wasn't even that close to it. Needless to say I didn't get my sodium urate. Also, there was a giant orange spot on our lawn for a few weeks.
Moral of the story : Never drink orange soda before a math class
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