tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post2155618857203949886..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: Hey, Who’s Up for Sniffing Some Elemental Flourine?Avery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-17034805266325849422022-01-24T11:43:29.359-07:002022-01-24T11:43:29.359-07:00Sharper is a good way to put it, I also described ...Sharper is a good way to put it, I also described as a sour chlorine smell/taste, as my encounter was a small amount inhaled accidentally orally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03895985159366527029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-82430104461657973552013-03-07T13:41:41.918-07:002013-03-07T13:41:41.918-07:00Anonymous:
Good to know!
I mean about "lik...Anonymous:<br /><br />Good to know! <br /><br />I mean about "like chlorine, but sharper."Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-27721741816252227132013-03-06T21:00:15.121-07:002013-03-06T21:00:15.121-07:00First thing any budding fluorine chemist should do...First thing any budding fluorine chemist should do is get to know what it smells like (kind of like chlorine, but sharper).<br /><br />In VERY VERY dilute concentrations, it does not kill you or prevent you from smelling again. Too large of a whiff can have SEVERE consequences though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-17273081559545332602012-07-13T04:40:28.140-07:002012-07-13T04:40:28.140-07:00EdC:
It had me wondering about possible adverse c...EdC:<br /><br />It had me wondering about possible adverse consequences too.<br /><br />Here's a spooky thought: Is there a molecule so chemically destructive to your nasal epithelium that you smell it once and then you can never smell anything again?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-70620619483320718202012-07-12T10:08:54.777-07:002012-07-12T10:08:54.777-07:00I understand the original statement to mean that F...I understand the original statement to mean that F2 would react with and destroy any olfactory receptor it encountered. Is there any explanation for why that's not so?EdCnoreply@blogger.com