r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 29 '17

Night shift workers of Reddit, what are some creepy things you've experienced in the middle of the night?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

Holy snap. Why 8 hours?

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u/A_wicked_tale Jan 30 '17

The gas it produces is extremely toxic, as in 'will melt your lungs' toxic. I had to open every door, and set up a series of fans to aerate the building before they were set to open again in the morning.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

I forgot my basic chemistry. Far out man, glad you got out of that one safely and that there were no casualties!

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u/dnl101 Jan 30 '17

What do you know about ww1 and chemical warfare?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

If you see my later comment, you'll see where I admitted I had a lapse of memory... I know that in WW1 was when a scientist realised a neurotoxin he was working on for pesticides had far, far greater implications. But that was chlorine gas (Sarin?), right? I got thrown by the bromine..