At 04:23 PM 5/11/98 -0500, Doug Nowlin wrote:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Felix Collins <felixc@xxxxxxxxx>
>to remove contaminants that are
>>
>>Just for the record....
>>I seem to remember from first year university chemistry that
>>Potassium Permanganate is a stong reducing agent, NOT an
>>oxidising agent.
>>
>>Felix Collins
>>
>Mix it with glycerin and you will get your answer.
>
>Doug
Doug forgot to mention: mix it QUICKLY, and then run like Hell. (We used to
use this mixture to melt through thick brass bolts...)
Better yet, don't mix it with glycerin at all. Just tell everybody you did.
Garth
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