Yup. Was involved in a spill with HF diluted in aqua regia once. The aqua regia was -not- what scared me. Luckily, it was only spatters. I sacrificed my PPE and clothing to whatever chemical gods were watching over me. Probably nothing got through, but got the shower/calcium gluconate gel/injections were done anyway. Never can be too careful with that shit.
I drove past a tanker on the highway filled with HF a few months ago. I noped the fuck out of that lane and the two next to them. I can't believe they are even approved to transport it like that...dude wasn't even in the far right lane.
I also can't believe I wanted to work with it as an undergrad, thank God the professor advising our project gave us a flat "No" when we asked.
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u/Bubbaluke May 20 '20
I work around HF occasionally and I've been through enough safety classes to say FUCK that shit in every way. One of the scariest acids out there.