Daily OpusEverything I write is freely rebloggable. Just keep the source and tell people about my books :D [Until I decide otherwise, my pronouns are Ze/Hir/Hirself. As in "Ze went to the shops to get hir medication hirself". Thank you for the respect.]
hey remember how awhile back i mentioned that tiktok has a whole trend where people mix cleaning supplies well i redownloaded tiktok so im finally able to show you what i mean
I put my bare hands in this sink and get a chemical burn so bad it oozes and bubbles nonstop for days
i have GREAT news for you
potion of cough up blood
people are so fucking stupid oh my god
Cleaning TikTok: We’ve mixed the perfect cleaning solution!
Everyone Else: You’ve created mustard gas is what you’ve done. Your lungs look like you’ve just returned from the Western Front.
Jesus fucking christ. One time I accidentally mixed an ammonia scrub and a bleach spray and gave myself a migraine in 15 minutes how the fuck are they even still standing.
Time for a health and safety lesson.
See below for a chart on what household cleaners to NEVER EVER MIX EVER OR YOU CAN (AND WILL PROBABLY) DIE OR OTHERWISE BECOME EXTREMELY FUCKED UP AND NOT IN A FUN WAY BUT IN THE HOSPITAL AND/OR GRAVEYARD WAY:
The above is not a complete list, but these are extremely common in most households and therefore are the most likely chemical fuck-ups to occur.
DO NOT MIX HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS.
DO NOT MIX CLEANING AGENTS.
DO NOT MIX CERTAIN ASTRINGENTS. (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS OFTEN IN FIRST AID KITS OR WOUND SPRAYS AND CAN CAUSE A REACTION IN SMALL AMOUNTS IF MIXED WITH THINGS IT SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH EVEN ACCIDENTALLY ON A SURFACE ETC.)
DO NOT MIX ANY CHEMICALS THAT YOU ARE NOT 100% SURE ARE SAFE TO MIX. (SPOILER: MOST THINGS ARE NOT REALLY SAFE TO MIX AND SOMETIMES COMBINING SAFE ONES ACTUALLY MAKES THEM LESS EFFECTIVE ANYWAY, SO JUST DON’T COMBINE THIS KIND OF SHIT!)
YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT A CHEMIST. PLEASE DO NOT TURN YOUR KITCHEN/BATHROOM/HOME INTO A LAB ACCIDENT.
IF YOU ARE A CHEMIST, YOU SHOULD STILL NOT FUCK AROUND. MANY OF YOU DO NOT RELIABLY USE YOUR SAFETY GOGGLES OR THE CORRECT TYPE OF SAFETY GOGGLES. (IF YOU’RE THE TYPE OF CHEMIST WHO DOESN’T ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN YOUR WORK AREA, I WILL NOT TRUST YOU WITH BLEACH. COMPLACENCY KILLS.)
CONCLUSION: STOP MIXING CHEMICALS!
YOU ARE NOT PROFESSOR X, AND YOU WILL NOT END UP CREATING THE POWERPUFF GIRLS.
YOU WILL ONLY CREATE A NEW INVOICE FOR YOUR LOCAL FUNERAL HOME.
I AM YELLING AT YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND WANT YOU TO BE SAFE.
TO ANY DUMBASS TEENAGERS OUT THERE, I WANT YOU TO SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BECOME DUMBASS ADULTS.
PLEASE DO NOT DIE.
The fumes from this vid burned all the hair off my body,melted my skin, and then killed me t.f
If you see a message like this in your twitter, don’t fall for it. They’re essentially farming content from you and will treat you worse than shit. I didn’t even bother asking them which piece of LGBTIAQ propaganda they liked because a modicum of research showed that they’re based in China and I know they don’t like that.
Like… I could speedrun getting banned from there, but… nah. Not worth it.
So I figured out a PSA would be the better bet. Don’t go to these people.
When in doubt - google the company and add the word “reputation”. You may save your own soul.
OTOH, I guess I’m famous enough to get spammed about random BS now?
Omg this is the first I’ve seen these. Is it even safe to soak your crystals in water then drink it? Surely there’s a decent risk of getting way too many of certain minerals or metals?
It’s not safe. Some crystals are water soluble. Some will dissolve, others will crack or flake off with prolonged use. And even ones that don’t show signs of visible damage can leech harmful minerals into the water, like arsenic and silicon dioxide, to name two off the top of my head.
There’s also issues with people getting cheap crystals and claiming them to be things they’re not. I remember there was a batch of crystals found to have asbestos in them recently, that shouldn’t have asbestos in them. They found out cause people were putting them *inside* their bodies. Which yeah, don’t… don’t do that either. Buy a body safe dildo like everyone else and get your rocks off without rocks. Please.
Hi! Geologist here =D
@thebibliosphere is totally correct in this instance; not all ‘crystals’ are created equal!
While quartz- the three crystals in the advertisement above are all derivations of quartz- is relatively benign (sand, the primary ingredient of glass, is mostly ground up quartz), you have no guarantee that the crystals on the ends of these straws are going to be both quartz and only quartz, as opposed to some closer look-alike or a dyed stone or just glass.
The big issue with the ‘crystal’ supply chain is that it is almost entirely unregulated, a rabbit hole that starts with ‘cheap glass dyed to look like amethyst’ and ends with ‘literal slave labour was used to strip these stones from the earth in the most damaging way possible’ (which, okay, won’t poison you, but should be a factor!)
In general, stones that are in any way green or blue will leach arsenic and/or toxic copper compounds - while very pretty, turns out copper isn’t very good for the human body in most forms. Stones that are at all metallic probably have lead in their chemical components somewhere so please don’t put them in your mouth. Stones that have pretty ‘inclusions’ - a different type of crystal inside of another - could have wildly different solubility conditions (the quartz is fine in your drink! the rutile inside of it significantly less so - to quote my mineralogy textbook, “when cleaning, avoid transferring material from hands to mouth”). Softer stones will chip, often microscopically, or dissolve depending on their chemical makeup.
A secondary issue here is anyone who actually buys and uses these straws: What are you drinking out of these straws? Is it always just water? You swear? Not lemon water, not electrolyte water, not sprite or some other soda, not any other liquid that may or may not react with the crystals in a way water doesn’t?
How are you cleaning them? Bleach is extremely reactive with certain minerals in a way that the cute crystal water is not. Pretty much all cleaners can induce a chemical reaction that you probably don’t want happening on something that goes into your mouth/body: vinegar, ammonia, alcohol, detergents, and common household soaps are all on this list.
And again: how are you cleaning these straws? A dishwasher is prrrrobably not a good environment for a lot of different crystals over time, not to mention the structural integrity of the things. Handwashing prrrrrobably isn’t doing the trick when it comes to bacteria, which are already a problem with reusable straws that are a single piece tub with no extra cracks for hiding out and multiplying.
I know, I know, they’re super cute (I’d wear them in my hair, personally!), but generally speaking it’s not a good idea to put a crystal in your body; this goes for… all your holes, folks, please by all the gods
If you have to have your crystal water, try something that is crystal-adjacent instead of crystal-immersive. There are (expensive) water bottles out there whose bases can be filled with the mineral of your choice and are much safer alternatives.
With my Witch Hat on, I can say this has pretty much the same energetic effect that the straws do, without chances of accidental lead poisoning!
tl;dr
a) Most minerals/crystals are toxic
b) The mineral/crystal industry is wildly unregulated so quality will pretty much always be suspect
Lung scarring is one of the long-lasting side-effects of surviving Covid-19 and one of my top five reasons for not wanting to catch it.
I’ve been living most of my life with a diminished lung capacity. For those of you who think life post-Covid-survival is going to be normal… think again.
This is my normal. If you’re not careful, it might become yours.
Don’t swallow the lie that children can’t catch corona. They are more likely to have mild symptoms or be asymptomatic. Keep the kiddies home for everyone’s safety.
