mosaic_hops t1_iuhe4jr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:46 AM

I’m pretty sure all dry cleaners are organic now, the use of chemical fertilizers and insecticides in the dry cleaning process resulted in a number of customer complaints about funny smells and clothes that were still dirty. They had to go back to using cleaners for cleaning.

But seriously. If your wife is against chemicals, you have to warn her about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide. There’s an excellent resource online regarding this ubiquitous and dangerous substance: https://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

LostDefectivePearl t1_iuj8rgt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:12 PM

Perchloroethylene (PERC) is still widely used and still dangerous.

mosaic_hops t1_iuk568o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:05 PM

That’s fine, if true, but perc is also organic. So is cyanide, a potent poison. The term “organic” is meaningless when applied to drycleaners.

LostDefectivePearl t1_iuk8ebe wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:30 PM

You don’t need to pretend you were making a chemistry joke, you very clearly were mocking the idea that dry cleaning uses chemicals.