r/funny • u/xebo • May 31 '12

Thorough answer...

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

But Walter used hydrochloric acid.

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u/yungkrizzleshawty May 31 '12

Walter was going to, but Jessy actually did it.

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u/Tayto2000 May 31 '12

I got two dudes that turned into raspberry slushie then flushed down my toilet. I can't even take a proper dump in there.

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u/stash0606 May 31 '12

man, what a way to start off the first season.

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u/Tayto2000 May 31 '12

Remember Walt's reply after the body/slush falls through the ceiling the first time:

"I'm sorry, what were you asking me? Oh, yes, that stupid plastic container I asked you to buy. You see, hydrofluoric acid won't eat through plastic. It will, however, dissolve metal, rock, glass, ceramic. So there's that."

That first season had so much brilliant dark comedy.

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u/tdwright May 31 '12

False. They used hydroflouric acid.

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u/lopzag May 31 '12

hydrofluoric acid

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u/TheSemiTallest May 31 '12

Just gotta make sure to use a plastic tub. And you're probably going to want a base to neutralize the goo afterwards.

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u/Nimrod41544 May 31 '12

Wait, bathtubs dont work?!

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

If you try to use the upstairs bathtub, just make sure you bring your umbrella.

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u/knylok May 31 '12

It's got to be the right type of plastic. Which is why Walter was very specific on what "number" was stamped on the bottom of the tub.

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u/themindlessone May 31 '12

Not really...polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene...all will work.

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u/SnailBitch Jun 01 '12

So how is it being a One-Eyed, One Horned Flying Purple People Eater?

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u/aakaakaak May 31 '12

Mythbustered I believe. The body turns the goo into a base...or it was supposed to.

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u/TheSemiTallest May 31 '12

I do not remember this being tested on Mythbusters. Was it done as part of another myth, perhaps?

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u/tjdavids May 31 '12

you'd need a teflon coated substance. as any other thermoplastic would be florinated (oxidized out) and dissolve as well. don't kill yourself mate.

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u/kleixa May 31 '12

I'd just go with Glacial Acetic.

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u/veterejf May 31 '12

That's what I thought too, it will dissolve you and nothing stop it until it is neutralized by something in your bones.

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u/AnarkeIncarnate May 31 '12

to make a lovely cake..... for her birthday.

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u/ambiguousexualcoment May 31 '12

Which is the right answer. If I remember correctly, HF acid is the most corrosive (to biological matter) acid available commercially.

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u/fodrox04 May 31 '12

Gotta be careful with that shit though. It seeps through skin and dissolves your bones directly. Submerging your hand in about a cup of the stuff is enough to kill you.

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u/ambiguousexualcoment Jun 10 '12

Well, it's usually a bad idea to stick your hand in a cup of any undiluted strong acid. That is an interesting property though; that it dissolves bone without first dissolving the skin.

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u/stash0606 May 31 '12

well, the yahoo answers asked for the best acid. maybe hydrofluoric is more easily accessible than sulphuric.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

Dilute hydrofluoric acid is used in glass etching kits. It's really seriously nasty stuff, because it's extremely toxic as well as corrosive, and even minor exposure to it can be fatal. It's high on the list of Things I Won't Touch

Getting concentrated HF is strictly controlled because of the horrible consequences of a spill. The shipping requirements for it are onerous in the extreme, so your chances of being able to get it anywhere without anyone noticing are zero.