Originally posted by MagicJigPipe
Wow, so many people are deadset on convincing me to reconsider. This may sound repetative but if the people who first isolated fluorine
"reconsidered" well, you know. I'm not saying I'm going to make some great discovery. But come on, SOMEONE has to do risky stuff. I will face my
fears, not run away from them. No one will convince me otherwise. I will do it when I have readied myself properly and no one will convince me to
back down. And really this is more about the production and safe handeling of fluorine than it is PTFE.
And I know fluorine is more dangerous than HF and how it reacts with various substances. I thought I made that clear. I was simply explaining a
misguided fear that I have.
And in response to Jdurg's post: Yes, the fluorine/HF reacting with the calcium in one's bloodstream and causing heart failure (among other things)
would be my greatest fear.
And, yes Ozone, PE + F2 is extremely energetic which is why it must be controlled and diluted. |