Need help identifying some growth.(lemmy.world)

posted 11 months ago

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world

asklemmy@lemmy.world

37 commentshide report

What is it? Seems to grow out of some wooden areas in the room. I’ve tried peroxide and bleach. Would a steamer help? Sorry in advance for the bad picture quality.

Sort:

Hot Top Controversial New Old

You are viewing a single thread.

View all comments View context

[ - ]

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldOP

1 point

11 months ago

I had given it a thought that it may be crystallized salt from the marine air, but it doesn’t dissolve. The clusters are almost hydrophobic in water at first but end up as a suspension when stirred around, i.e. not soluble.

permalink

report

parent

[ - ]

pastermil@sh.itjust.works

2 points

11 months ago

It would more likely be from the material itself and not from the air.

permalink

report

parent

[ - ]

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldOP

1 point

11 months ago

Ya. That was my other thought. Dunno how to test that theory though.

permalink

report

parent

[ - ]

pastermil@sh.itjust.works

2 points

11 months ago

Lemme guess: Singapore?

I live in a similar setting (tho probably not as humid), so I know it’s a thing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence

Not sure if it describe the one we’re seeing, but it’s something similar, at least.

permalink

report

parent

[ - ]

pastermil@sh.itjust.works

1 point

11 months ago

Deleted by creator

permalink

report

parent

Ask Lemmy

!asklemmy@lemmy.world

Create post

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for ‘how do I?’, type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don’t post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.