Any epoxy glue or asphalt/concrete experts here on GAW? If so, PLEASE be quiet and do not send the Germans anything helpful!! LOL
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By adding an epoxy resin and hardener to a wet concrete mix, these idiots have just found out about the impressive mechanical properties of “Polymer concrete”.
Normal concrete is high in compressive strength (resists breaking, when squeezed) and low in tensile strength (vulnerable to breaking, when pulled apart),
Compared to normal concrete, Polymer Concrete has significantly greater compressive strength (when being squeezed) and nearly triple the tensile strength (when being pulled apart).
Whatever you do, don't tell these girls about chemicals like Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Acetone which can cause hardened epoxy resin to soften and become brittle, and also don't tell them about Crete wash, a safe and easy product for removing hardened concrete and turning it into sandy mud.
HEY, this is a very knowledgeable post, and I'm tempted to ban you for helping, hahaha
MEK will leech through the skin and cause some serious issues.
I haven't heard about Crete Wash, so I can't comment on that.
MEK is nasty stuff, I used that in my job in the aircraft industry and consider that was responsible for my COPD. No breathing apparatus in those days.
I'm sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience with M.E.K. Did you manage to consult with a lawyer and make an industrial injury claim before the statutes of limitations ran out?
Thanks for your sympathies, but this happened when I was serving with the UK military and various civilian contract firms, so proving it would be very difficult indeed. Added to that there were other gruesome chemicals such as LPS4 and Skydrol... shit happens eh?
You must be one of the older Pedes around here.
I, also grew up working with dangerous chemicals and substances when PPE wasn't even in anyone vocabulary.
Nothing like being able to 'taste' some nasty chemicals right after they got all over your hands.
Yes Fren, I am in my mid 70's
If it were my choice between losing the hand and possible long-term side effects, the choice is rather obvious isn't it? Try it. If it causes damage, you were going to lose the hand anyway.
I agree M.E.K. is much too harsh to use directly on the skin. The block attached to their hands has quite a large surface area, maybe M.E.K. could be used to loosen some of the outer (or underneath) areas to reduce the overall size of the Concrete block. Once reduced in size something gentler like Acetone could be used close to the girls hands.
don't we shed the top layer or two of our skin every few days?
Won't this kinda just fall off in a week or two (worst case)? Or did it bond with living tissue?
Edit: oh wow. yeah, I didn't see the video yet. top kek :)
Straight muratic acid would work, too.
I tangled with muratic acid when I helped my cousin milk cows in the mid 70s. Knelt down on my boot while spraying down the down the stanchions. Wanna guess what happened to my ass? Still have the scar!
Lol, didn't think I'd read this sentence today, "Wanna guess what happened to my ass?"🐸