tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post1557802335699995168..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: A Really Bad PencilKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-11174670922844177102009-01-14T12:15:00.000+13:002009-01-14T12:15:00.000+13:00All I ever used copper sulfate for was an electro-...All I ever used copper sulfate for was an electro-plating experiment for school.<BR/><BR/>I guess I missed out, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-35244091563638284462008-07-24T06:48:00.000+12:002008-07-24T06:48:00.000+12:00Kevin - thanks very much for this information.Kevin - thanks very much for this information.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-87361142605260022692008-07-24T00:41:00.000+12:002008-07-24T00:41:00.000+12:00I might be wrong, and I usually am, but I recall b...I might be wrong, and I usually am, but I recall back in the late 60's early 70's buying (or rather my Mom buying) here in Toronto copper sulphate sticks to treat mouth ulcers.<BR/><BR/>The stick was about 5" long with a dried glob on the end of it. With some coxing on my Mom's behalf I would open my mouth and my Mom would quickly wet the stick under tap water and jab the mouth ulcer.<BR/><BR/>IKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13418556717821107994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-77843637926694424982008-07-16T08:59:00.000+12:002008-07-16T08:59:00.000+12:00come on Kiwi....take one for the team. don't be a ...come on Kiwi....take one for the team. don't be a sissy. hehehe. seriously, I wouldn't recommend testing it out, but do it anyway.Germhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924462636784519866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-63344351350925699292008-07-14T14:24:00.000+12:002008-07-14T14:24:00.000+12:00One of the incident reports was a current one for ...One of the incident reports was a current one for a young Middle Eastern child with badly burned hands from a "traditional remedy" with copper sulphate, otherwise I probably would have had a go.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-69700244893057929112008-07-14T14:15:00.000+12:002008-07-14T14:15:00.000+12:00Good! It occurred to me after I posted my comment ...Good! It occurred to me after I posted my comment that it could sound as though I was egging you "in the name of science" so I'm glad you are too level-headed for that.<BR/><BR/>It sure is a pretty blue, though. :DJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066346258043715002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-51473617601717773242008-07-14T12:53:00.000+12:002008-07-14T12:53:00.000+12:00Hi Julia. Well I don't realy know how it works eit...Hi Julia. <BR/>Well I don't realy know how it works either. I recall playing around with copper sulphate back in school and never really considering it dangerous. But then I've just read a few safety data sheets and incident reports and they make sober reading. Like most things I guess its all a matter exposure duration, concentration, etc.<BR/><BR/>I imagine the natural moisture level of eyelid Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-61827224385921583882008-07-14T11:39:00.000+12:002008-07-14T11:39:00.000+12:00Wow, that's really strange! I'm having a hard time...Wow, that's really strange! I'm having a hard time figuring out how it works -- does it sting if you touch the tip of the pencil with your finger, or does it have to be "activated" somehow first?<BR/><BR/>Be careful, Dave. Anything called the "stone of hell" can't be pleasant!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066346258043715002noreply@blogger.com