They teach you to put out grese fires with pizza mix in chemistry? Man, 
I wish I went to your school in that case ^_^ 

<nod>. They do, indeed, with a lot of other things.. don't think I earned my
nickname Firehawke for just anything.. -_^

*A-HEM!* Attention class! Today's topic will be "having fun with 
common laboratory chemicals" (donning a gas mask)

(muffled voice through the heavy filters) Ok. First you will need a 
large beaker or other glass container and a substantial amount of 
perchloric acid. (pouring the acid into the beaker)

...Now, take an old penny and drop it it... (purplish smoke begins to 
pour out of the beaker) ... This is a nerve gas that is produced as 
the zinc oxide on the penny reacts with the acid... this is extremely 
LETHAL to anyone NOT wearing gas masks ... everyone did wear theirs 
didn't they? :)

 






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