Hydrofluoric Acid Bathtub
Can hydrofluoric acid really destroy a body ceramic tub floor and ceiling while the gang at mythbusters watch today all day.
Hydrofluoric acid bathtub. If you choose to use hydrofluoric acid for your refinishing project make sure you let is stand for 10 15 minutes and then thoroughly rinse the tub with cold water. In season one for instance pinkman poured hydrofluoric acid into a bathtub to dispose of his former business partner emilio koyama. S1 e2 clip breaking bad official. Jesse gets a harsh lesson in chemistry when the acid dissolves emilio s body the tub.
Most refinishers use hydrofluoric acid to chemically etch a porcelain or ceramic tile surface in an attempt to make their coating stick hydrofluoric acid is so strong that it actually eats away the porcelain creating pits and a rough area for the new coating to hold onto. Walter white and jesse pinkman first use hydrofluoric acid stolen from the high school science lab to dispose of the corpse of emilio koyama however jesse disregards walter s instructions about using a plastic container instead choosing to pour the acid onto the body placed in a bathtub. Periodic videos 4 385 270 views. The acid that works on porcelain and enamel bathtubs is hydrofluoric acid or hf acid the concentration we use is 10.
Flesh eating hydrofluoric acid periodic table of videos duration. History of use season 1. Top 10 unexpected myths confirmed on mythbusters duration. At this time some reglazing projects call for a hydrofluoric acid rinse.
When jesse puts the dead emilio in a bathtub and adds the acid he proceeds to dissolve the body as well as the tub the floor supporting the tub and the floor below that. Walter man of science tells jesse to buy a big plastic bin in which to dissolve the man in hydrofluoric acid. Jesse disposing emilio s corpse. Hydrofluoric acid in pop culture.
Using the masking tape cover all tub edges as well as the plumbing including the cap spout. Hydrofluoric acid burns the bathtub breaking bad. People who love the hit show breaking bad wonder if you could really use hydrofluoric acid to dispose of a corpse like walter white did on the series. Approximately 2 cups are required.
Etching acid doesn t always work. But jesse can t find a big enough bin at the hardware store so he drags the corpse up to his second floor bathroom dumps the body in his bathtub covers it with acid and scampers back down to the kitchen to wait. Hydrofluoric acid is corrosive stuff.