corneas dont regenerate, as far as i know.
active ingredient in oven cleaner? sodium hydroxide (i beleive)
active ingredient in some drain cleaners? sodium hydroxide
active ingredient in hair removal creams like nair? sodium hydroxide
hmmm...
its a strange world we live in, but you can only protect people from themselves so much.
that being said, eye protection while using oven cleaner is indeed an excellent idea. having accidentally splashed a drop of the stuff on my arm, id *never* want it in my eye.
instructions on the can say to use eye protection, but what red-blooded american reads instructions, anyhow? :)
-joel
>How can they sell this stuff in the grocery store for folks to spray all
>over their oven. And you know they don't wear any of this protective gear!
>
>John in Boise
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Randy Nelson <grandjubile@usa.net>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:33 PM
>Subject: [CR]removing anodizing-WARNING WARNING
>
>
>I'm a chemist...so I got to warn people who try removing anodizing with oven
>cleaner or custic materials...not only do you wear gloves (neoprene or
>nitrile
>not latex) YOU HAVE TO WEAR GLASSES AT ALL TIMES. ONES WITH SIDESHIELDS ARE
>EVEN BETTER.
>
>Reason:If the stuff sprays or glops into your eye you have probably
>nanoseconds before your cornea starts dissolving and is etched.
>Translation..painfully blind or sight impaired and you won't be able read
>the
>Campy label any more. BTW, I don't believe corneas regenerate either.
>Randy Nelson
>Seattle
>
>
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