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ElectroStaticSpeaker t1_ivnau2i wrote

Yah this is your FU for sure. "Basic chemistry" is not knowing that urine and bleach make mustard gas. I had no idea this was a thing until this post. Basic chemistry is known that H20 is water and CO2 is carbon dioxide. And other simple stuff. Not knowing what not to combine with bleach - especially when your spouse tells you to go clean something with bleach.

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Beckywithrbf t1_ivnjfp1 wrote

I agree. I’ve had cats my entire life and have never thought about the ammonia in the pee reacting to cleaning solutions. I also never clean with bleach…why would he have to use bleach to begin with?

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GuntherTime t1_ivnhhjc wrote

One of the best things about Reddit/going to college or moving out, is that you really learn that America’s education system needs a better national standard of what should be known.

Cause even though I knew about the mustard gas thing, I wouldn’t call that basic chemistry at all.

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blueblossom17 t1_ivnqv7f wrote

I will out myself and say I thought this was common knowledge, but only because I was stressed the importance of the harms of cat urine. I also owned cats.

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Relevant_Tax_3737 OP t1_ivnhyut wrote

I’m Canadian and we covered all of this in high school in science and chemistry classes, both of which my husband and I took, he just didn’t pay attention in them and admits that.

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Reneml t1_ivnok3o wrote

Oh excuse us smarty pants, this is not basic chemistry

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