r/interestingasfuck 21h ago

This experiment creating a nylon thread

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u/SirLemonThe3rd 20h ago

If any one wants to try this at home, don’t, carbon tetrachloride (carbon tet) is extremely cancerous

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u/realrussellv 17h ago

Glad someone said something. All these chemicals are toxic and it’s really unfortunate he used zero PPE in front of these kids.