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shit boils over INSTANTLY. superheating.
edit--adding link superheated water
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The other day, I was heating tetrachlorocupric acid in an RBF using a bunsen burner, and at one point it bumped and sent boiling acid three feet into
the air and all over my workspace. Some of it hit me, but I was wearing rubber gloves, an apron, and safety goggles since I knew that was a
possibility, so I didn't actually get any on my skin.
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bumping is something I'm learning about RAPIDLY. Just got my first distillation set 
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that was about time lol. if you want a great tip from me, really take your time with it so secure your pieces with clips and clamps, even before you
start the reaction. If you're too impatient like I was at first you're gonna have to re-order many pieces :p It breaks so freaking fast when it falls
on the ground and the stability is so bad when it is not holded by a clamp, just a little push and it all falls.
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keck clamps, DUCT TAPE, and shoelaces are my friends. Have no lab stand yet but this wall mounted light is handy to tie shit to!!
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How to make a volcano in your lab (a total accident on my part):
Put some methanol in an erlenmeyer flask
Boil the methanol
For added fun, dissolve some iodine in the methanol!
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scariest thing about methanol is the flames are practically invisible. Had friends hospitalized because of burning MeOH.
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Strangely, the methanol didn't ignite, but it did erupt everywhere. The fact that there was dissolved iodine turned the fume hood into a total mess.
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