I just learned about “Salt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)”.
I’m sure there are lots of examples in life that this rule also applies to.
Sex is good! Dogs are good! Sex with dogs is NOT good!
O2 is great! Vital, even! Unpaired oxygen is highly toxic to all forms of life
Fucking is legal, selling is legal, why isn’t selling fucking legal? – Carlin.
O3 is again not good for us. Not breathe it and die but it attacks your lungs if you inhale too much.
Does it have an active poisonous effect, or is it just dangerous because it’s not breathable?
O3 (Ozone) is effectively airborne bleach. The molecule is ‘happy’ to dump an oxygen and become O2, the last O needs something to bind to however. Large, complex hydrocarbons are particularly vulnerable to damage from this. Unfortunately, our bodies are basically made of complex hydrocarbon chains. While our skin is quite resistant to damage (we have an ablative layer of dead skin cells), our lungs and eyes aren’t. Ozone will do significant damage, in even small doses.
Luckily, the same thing that makes it dangerous also makes it unstable. O3 breaks down to O2 relatively quickly (20 minute half-life, I think). It’s also amazing at decontaminating and deodorising a room or building. Bacteria, viruses and VOCs(volatile organic molecules, aka smelly stuff) are particularly vulnerable to damage from O3. You just have to remove anything you don’t want to damage (like houseplants, pets, or children), and keep the place relatively sealed to not pollute the area too much.
It’s reactive and creates free oxygen radicals that will attack nearly anything, so it’ll actively oxidize your lungs.
Not sure anymore. The lesson we were taught just basically said that it damages your lunge if you breath in too much. There were some other interesting thins in that lesson. Basically that cars release not only co2 but also pure c into the air which binds o3 elements into co2 and o2. Which is why in cities and region with more traffic less o3 can be found. O3 is also more common and really sunny days. But please take this with a grain of doubt as this was some years ago.
This is Scary because both are formed in the exact same way the only factor is how much oxygen is available on combustion.
Alcohol is generally well tolerated in reasonable quantities, the common ink cap mushroom is edible, but if eaten alongside alcohol it becomes poisonous
Can’t think of anything myself, but I just want to say this is a really good unique question.
When she says “don’t” and when she says “stop”.
Some might disagree but the one time I melted cheddar cheese on popcorn I nearly barfed.
