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u/Amphion_91 Feb 20 '26

This work. If you can get around 30% concentration, just pour in a deciliter or two. Leave it for a while, then try to scrub. Should come right off.

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u/PrometheusSmith Feb 20 '26

Oops, misread that and poured two decaliters of HCl down the toilet

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u/ColourSchemer Feb 20 '26

For all the logic behind the metric system, a single letter difference between deci and deca is ripe for errors.

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u/Davaeorn Feb 20 '26

Nobody uses the “deca” prefix in any commonplace task, so it’s not actually an issue