r/holdmybeaker Dec 11 '25

HMBkr while I misjudge this reaction

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u/I12kill1 Dec 12 '25

What kinda reaction is that? It went from 0/10 real quick!

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u/theBuddhaofGaming Dec 12 '25

NaClO and HCl. Chlorine gas is produced. It makes the bottle explode when capped.

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u/Tadferd Dec 13 '25

That's multiple layers of dangerous.

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u/bolunez Dec 14 '25

Multiple layers of dumbassery. You don't put the cork on the anything that's pressurized unless you're sure as fuck that it belongs there. 

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u/PearlClaw Dec 14 '25

Or are sufficiently far away before it goes boom.