Specifically thinking of stuff that make your life better in the long run but all kinds of answers are welcome!

I’ve recently learnt about lifetraps and it’s made a huge positive impact on how I view myself and my relationships

  • @VenomsCarnage22@lemmy.world
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    7410 months ago

    Bleach + vinegar = toxic chlorine gas that can be lethal.

    Not sure how many people know this but I was in my mid-20s when I found this out, luckily not the hard way.

      • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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        410 months ago

        Also, ammonium nitrate + gasoline = bad day.

        I know a farmer who lived to tell the tale. He had a bunch of empty sacks, and he had piled them up and was ready to burn them. He poured some gasoline on them so that the fire would start easily. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that one of the sacks contained a little bit of ammonium nitrate, which happily combined with the gasoline and fire. Next, the mixture exploded, throwing burning gasoline everywhere.

        After he managed to put the fires out he was taken to the hospital. Today, he still has some nasty burn marks on his skin, but he survived.

          • @tomcatt360@lemmy.world
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            310 months ago

            If one must use liquid accelerants, kerosene or (gasp) charcoal lighting fluid are good choices because they don’t turn into gas as readily or burn as quickly as gas. Again only of you must. Solid fire starters are more reliable and safe anyway.