That ammonia/bleach cocktail didn't smell as good as you might think

[Orrex]

Why didn't you people warn me?!?

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. That's dangerous!

:(

[SeattleGirl]

2. That is NOT a good combination!

Next time, try bourbon and coke or something a little less lethal. :)

[texanwitch]

3. So, you are still in one piece.

Ammonia does have a nasty smell.

[Adsos Letter]

4. Trying to mimic WWI trench warfare gas experience were you?

I once peed into a toilet into which my wife had poured a substantial amount of bleach without warning me...I had to go so bad it was difficult to, uh, shut off the flow, as it were, despite the need to flee the scene.

She leaves the bleach bottle on the closed lid as a warning now...

[Orrex]

5. I'm a big fan of Wilfred Owen

I applaud your wife's pleasant solution to an unpleasant solution.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Ah, Wilfred Owen. That war divided the past from the present in soooo many ways.

[krispos42]

7. Where's the fun in THAT?

Hell, where would YouTube be if the friends of the foolish actually warned them before they tried to jump from rooftop to rooftop on roller blades???


It's be a desolate place, that's where it would be!

[jmowreader]

12. They really need to have a talk with the people who run YouTube

YouTube's tagline is "Broadcast Yourself." It really should be "Hey y'all, watch this!"

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Jesus, Oprah didn't tell you to do that, did she?

[Orrex]

9. Jesus Oprah would never to me!!!1

You take that back, you filthy liar!

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Ooooooooooooohhhhhh, okay. Sorry.

:hi:

[petronius]

11. But the sodium did the trick in the toilet, right?

So you're still batting .500...

[Orrex]

13. You're right. I should be postiive about it.

And I was positively amazed at how many well-meaning citizens feared that I was serious.

I did very poorly in college chem, but I did very well in my too-long career in food service, where "don't mix ammonia and bleach" was lesson one on day one.

[petronius]

14. Take it as a sign that you are a valued member of the DU community

There are probably posters here who would be vigorously encouraged to perform the ammonia and bleach mixing ritual... :)