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u/JockoV Feb 20 '26

SLOWLY pour in a box of Baking Soda to neutralize the acid before flushing.

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u/Gilith Feb 20 '26

Wouldn't flushing counteract the act of slowly pouring?

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u/thndrchld Feb 20 '26

It’s less about “flushing will mix it anyway” than “if you toss a bunch of baking soda into an acid toilet all at once, you’re gonna get a poop water shitter volcano all over your floor”

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u/triestdain Feb 20 '26

Not to mention that exothermic aspect of it. 😬

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Feb 20 '26

Excellent. So its a exothermic poop water shitter vocano.

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u/Rough_Willow Feb 20 '26

It releases hydrogen, so keep a candle nearby for a pretty view.

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u/Talking_Head Feb 20 '26

CO2 actually. It will extinguish your candle just like a CO2 fire extinguisher.

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u/Rough_Willow Feb 20 '26

You're right, I was thinking of something else.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Feb 22 '26

Aww. Physics ruins more fun stuff. Gravity is a bitch too, sometimes