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I've got mine from Haynes recently . I got some from Serata MTA but they have a funny size dropper lid that doesn't fit anything else. The Black Silicone teats from MTA are quite resistant to most things except acid . They quickly perish with Acid . The Red Rubber ones are better for Acid still . So...

There . Apparently every-time she turned her back to write stuff , they’d start throwing stuff .

Back on topic ,
We make Sherbet in the Labs . Have a dedicated set of morter and pestles and stuff thats kept in the staff room for this prac . Kids get to take it home to eat .

I wish I had taken a picture of one of our Labs yesterday . It was a down right disgrace. Some kid had pulled out a Peanut butter Sanga ....like those are banned anyway ....and then proceeds to smear it around the classroom . Then some other kid pulls out an apple , takes bites and spits them everyw...

Leave it plugged in .
Plugging and unplugging usually involves wiggling and wiggling loosens and weakens things .
Also when the Tag tester comes , how will he print "electronic Balance " on the Label if its just a loose cable .

If the teachers don't want to take it home for their dogs , it goes in the skip . Same logic as Merilyn . Bins stink long before they are collected and my stuff probably doesn't make it dramatically worse .

Wow, good find. We have one, its the same size as our flam liq, I think 200L approx. It was here when I got here. I think it's great, stores everything and easy to find it all. Thanks labbassistant I told SAM about all this and with out question and the usual rant about having no money ,BOOM , Flam...

Well I'm really having a fine time in the Chem store . After cleaning up a busted jar of Magnesium Powder , I went looking for all the Flammable solids and making a collection of them when I discovered two jars of Ferrous Sulfide have expanded and cracked the jars . I'm getting quite nervous that la...

Found some more disintegrating Jerry Cans . These ones looked OK until I gave them a squeeze .They crumbled instead of squishing. Doubt it was 0.001HCl that did this , perhaps it had something else in it before it was repurposed . Be wary folk , seems these things may have a time limit . BTW , these...

WOW Bigmack, the things you so find. Yup :crazy: ....this is what happens when you inherit someone's job that liked to keep everything :whistling2: So the I discovered the practicalities of disposing of 100gms of this powder . Firstly , its this much . 100gm Magnesium Powder.jpg I started with abou...

Just discovered this . Needless to say I'm a bit nervous dealing with it . obviously it has slowly absorbed moisture as our Chem store is cold and damp and has expanded and cracked the jar . There is now a split about 1-2mm wide that is exposing more air and moisture . I'm going to keep a small amou...

Scrap metal sounds the go to me . Especially if your local Tip takes it for free . You'd most likely have to pay for general waste there .

I think I would ask the GA to get rid of it . Not your problem .

mtg wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 16:05 I reckon lighters become flame throwers too easily.

When I say we use lighters , its just your standard Bic disposable lighters . Not BBQ gas lighters or those refillable crack pipe lighters

Common problem, Bigmack. I think the abattoirs have to do this to check for disease/parasites. I think you are right Merilyn and ottenC. Certainly all the ones I've got that were sold through butchers for Human consumption had been sliced like that . Interesting that these I ordered as offal were n...

Our Chem teacher has always used Lighters . This is a guy that doesn't trust a kid for two seconds . He says kids are stupid and they only use a lighter for a few seconds before it gets too hot to play with . Self regulating safety . He is amazed at how kids use lighters upside down . Regardless , I...

Just got my parcel of Hearts with attachments from the local Abattoir.

Seems like the Slaughterman forgot who was meant to be doing the dissections

Oh well, I'm pleased I asked for a few extras .

Bigmack - I think the bittering agent here is Methanol Methanol is a denaturant .It is added so the ethanol can be sold Excise tax free . It actually has no smell or taste and is unfortunately why it gets mixed with ethanol and passed to kids to drink on the cheap . They have no idea they are drink...

LOL , soak them in Methylated Spirits . Our Australian stuff contains a strong bittering agent ...not particularly non-hazardous though....but it stops Winoe's drinking it without poisoning them .Unlike America where they actually add Methanol . :whistling2: have to ask why a teacher would choose to...

AFAIK , EUD has to include a drivers licence. So you can’t claim that the school is purchasing it . It would have to be a nominated person with a valid licence .

I asked my principal . She said it was definitely not my responsibility .She told me to get the Science head teacher to fill out the EUD .

Surffice to say that it is normally stored in the chem store rather than just on the shelf . But the Chem store needs a good sort out . Once I have git rid of all the weird molarity 2litre Gerry cans , I’ll address the DG issue