Peter.Hore@dhs.vic.gov.au wrote:
>
> Warning Warning Warning???
>
> About 4 years ago at a car club meeting we were warned about a particular
> acid that is given off when some types of modern automotive plastic are
> burned, in for instance, a car fire.
>
> It seems that when this acid starts to eat into your fingers/hand/whatever,
> it cannot be stopped except by amputation. There was a fancy name for the
> acid which I cant remember.
>
> We were told to be very very careful around modern burned up cars
> especially if your getting parts from them, and never let kids play in them
> etc.
>
> Does anyone know if this is true or just bulls**t?
>
> Peter H
>
> 73/74 TR6 Cf13471U
Its BS. I have been in the Plastics business for 35 years.Burning vinyl
will give off hydrochloric acid gas which is not particularly pleasant
but nothing like you describe.Maybe the person was thinking of molecular
acid in Alien.
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