From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:02:10 -0800 (PST)
To: snow@smoke.suba.com>
Subject: Re: The Science Generations, II
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At 03:52 PM 2/17/97 -0700, drose@AZStarNet.com wrote:
>Yea, (as D. Thorn might babble, if I understand the shards of his stuff
>quoted in the posts of those who should know better) when I was a young
>fellow, the guy at the local chemical supply co. asked my mom, "Lady, do you
>have any idea what metallic sodium and red fuming nitric acid and Willy
>Ley-strength Hydrogen Peroxide are all about?"

Yes, those nosy shopkeepers should really keep it to themselves!  I remember 
at about age 14 being pissed because I'd been sold _10%_ nitric acid, 
when I was expecting the 70% stuff!  Within a few weeks I was buying direct 
from his supplier!






Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com