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clock-iconPUBLISHEDOctober 17, 2016

Pouring Sulfuric Acid Onto Toilet Roll Is Oddly Satisfying

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"Please, Kill Me." LET'S MELT THIS/YOutube


Taking the inevitable next step from the guy who put liquid mercury into his toilet, the gang from the YouTube channel LET'S MELT THIS decided to pour sulfuric acid onto a roll of toilet tissue to see what happens.

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As you can imagine in a toilet paper versus sulfuric acid battle, the tissue doesn’t fair too well. Within minutes, it goes from a very smiley toilet roll to a frowning yellow mush, and eventually a blackened fuming blob.

[H/T Gizmodo]


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