Kyzyl
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probably methyl ethyl ketone -- but whatever it is, it shouldn't go into the bare soil, nor be used without gloves and stuff.
May 3, 2026 9:19 PM
Kyzyl
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probably methyl ethyl ketone -- but whatever it is, it shouldn't go into the bare soil, nor be used without gloves and stuff.
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
I do like the sound in that clip, though
cokebot9000
I’m pretty sure I can smell this, and that ain’t good
Oban
At least they have shoes on. More PPE than most of these type of videos.
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
"Fuck your water table, I need likes"
JohnSmithterms
China?
sentientbunnysuit1
ahh, Hazmat training comes flooding back: "MethylEthelKillsstuff"
super3dcow
What is this hellscape audio included?
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
it's the safest part of the video, really
WowThatUsernameIsSoOriginal
she(?) forgot to wear her security sandals
jeffhendo
Ah yes, methyl ethyl death.
prettydumb
paint stripper
MeatyMouthfeel
I like the narration by duck.
martineb72
Not just not good for the people, also not good for the soil and animals.
lonelyrangerofthedreams
I’d like to see the using some hand protection to pick up the residuals, but who am I?
rockmanx853000
Break fluid does this also
chefsoda
Honestly, even if you know nothing else about it, anything that can quickly bubble paint, is not something you want to touch, let it touch other living things, and likely better not to breathe it in
BeaverOnFire
Pfff. A real man would drink it, and then pressure blast the paint off with his weiner!
dynamojoe
That'll clear your sinuses.
RaxianTheta
that will END your sinuses
KiwiStag
We used MEK to clean rollers of document sealers at work. Definitely Definitely use in a well ventilated area.
cuprohastes
I had a jug of this for cleaning print machines. It'd take the enamel off if it splashed. I wouldn't use it without glasses, respirator, gloves, overalls. The guy I worked with? Just regular surgeries for all the lumps that grew under his skin. He thought PPE was for pussies.
cuprohastes
My running joke was they sold it in the size of can that it came in because that was the minimum size that'd hold all the warnings.
cuprohastes
If I recall it was also the most carcinogenic chemical you could buy without a special license.
BlindGardener
Not safe for work
tibris
if I get perfume or cologne on my skin the same thing happens to my skin, down to the muscle layer. and it hurts just as much as you think it would
Nightcaste
Do not unmute
gumshoe99
Shots?
cousteau
Nail polish.
Travelcedric
Methyl Ethyl Ketone is banned in most countries because it is super fucking toxic
revasseur
You mean Methylene Chloride or Carbon Tetra Chloride? MEK is toxic but not super toxic, and not banned AFAIK.
epicfail48
D-limonene will do the same thing to paint. D-limonene is also known as orange peel oil. I wouldnt jump to conclusions when faced with minimal evidence
Subsound
Oh yeah, a dickhead put this on my GFs car to mess up the paint because we were dating. We hosed it off, but it messed up the paint a bit.
The chem prof of the lab he stole it from told him to get cancer checks every couple of years for the rest of his life since he threw it on the car with a Dixie cup. This shit will mess you up.
thatwoodguy
Usually a breach of trust like that is route to expulsion
Subsound
If you can invent a time machine, go back 28 years, and make that argument to administration I would back you. Otherwise...it kind of is what it is...the past is set in stone.
Kinsa83
Though curious how you heard about his chem prof saying that to him, it is undoubtedly just deserts.
j4gr
I’m also curious. How many people clapped during your story?
TacoPoweredHelicopter
They all clapped.
Subsound
We all had chemistry at a small community college. It was done after class, so I just had the prof look at it. He knew what it was, it was not sold at hardware stores, and checked their stocks.
The guy who did it was also a "nice guy"...not a master criminal. They moved him to another class and the prof let us know how stupid what he did was.
Kinsa83
Thanks for answering!
SirRuppOfFigs
Methylene Chloride
TsubakiTragic
this ^^
Kyzyl
Thanks, internet stranger! I didn't know what was being used here, but it's gotta be nasty.
Fanner50
I love methylene chloride it’s not inflammable, so you don’t have to worry about fires. And it readily evaporates, so it can easily be used for coatings.
colinstu
how do you know?
LinemanMatt
Especially since they are bare handing it, it's most likely just regular automotive Dot 3 brake fluid.
chuckaholic
That stuff is cold when you spill it on you
OmnibusLatinName
We used to get it in spray cans
Kyzyl
Effects of short-term (acute) exposures to workers and consumers, including bystanders, can result in harm to the central nervous system, or neurotoxicity. Effects of longer periods of exposure (chronic) for workers includes liver toxicity, liver cancer, and lung cancer.
tepmoc
Relax its China, couple people die is no bigie for such nation.
Kyzyl
https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/fact-sheet-methylene-chloride-or-dichloromethane-dcm-0#risks
breadedfishstrip
Aside from the cancer, will this let me strip paint from my stairs fastly?
WellThatsJustWhatWeCallPillowTalkBaby
Yup, thank you
colinstu
how do you know?
WellThatsJustWhatWeCallPillowTalkBaby
I run a commercial coatings store.
colinstu
I guess I meant more like, what parts of this reaction makes it that chemical vs others? Or is that the only one that makes it look like that? But yes thank you for the details and background! I've never heard of this one yet I've seen this reaction before.
WellThatsJustWhatWeCallPillowTalkBaby
It is (was, now illegal in the US) the main chemical used for stripping paint and coatings. This looks like highly concetrated stripping compound-the way it wrinkles and sloughs off. Nasty stuff and is known to cause cancer.