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| Ang ' ela_ie |
But dont worry, I made it out alive.
Check it out!
http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
Sodium and THF... some of the chemical engineers said they could feel the vibrations from the explosion.
Crazy . I hate working in the same building as crazy chemists. |
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| Ygrene |
Wow! Glad you are ok!
Was anyone injured?
EDIT:
Looks like maybe one:
| quote: | ATLANTA -- Emergency officials are on the scene of an incident/HazMat situation at the Science and Technology building at Georgia Tech. The incident took place on the second floor of the building. That building has been evacuated.
Officials said there is one minor injury -- they are still determining if it's relation to the spill or the evacuation.
HazMat crews are on the scene and entered the building just after 12:45 p.m. The type of chemical they are dealing with has not been determined.
Georgia Tech officials sent a text message to students telling them to evacuate the science building -- also known at the Ford Building. |
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| leph555 |
| thats why i failed chemistry |
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| DjDeComp |
| I think you did it, so you can get out of work;) |
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| UWM |
| Sodium and THF shouldn't react like that ... |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Sodium and THF shouldn't react like that ... |
I know, right? But it did. I dont know if there was anything else in the mix...
So you use sodium to dry that kind of stuff out, right? I think thats what they were doing. It happened under a hood but I think it was big enough that it didnt really matter. Im sure their lab is a complete mess.
Not to mention the sprinkler system went off on that side of the building so all of their is ruined.
Im glad I dont do that kind of science. |
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| basd |
| Too many laxatives in the rigatoni? |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
Wow! Glad you are ok!
Was anyone injured?
EDIT:
Looks like maybe one: |
Yeah so here's my story:
I was on my way downstairs to proctor the dynamics exam for the undergraduates when I heard screaming on the other side of the floor. At first I was like, "why are they being so obnoxious in an ecademic building?" and then they pulled the fire alarm.
So I ran back to my wing and shouted for everyone to get out (since we tend to ignore fire drills). We waited for about 20 minutes and then I just told my students to go home. They were pleased.
Thats the kind of you wish for during an exam. A massive chemical spill that shuts down the building. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
But dont worry, I made it out alive.
Check it out!
http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
Sodium and THF... some of the chemical engineers said they could feel the vibrations from the explosion.
Crazy . I hate working in the same building as crazy chemists. |
to quote my brother (chemist with masters degree)
"it's not crazy chemists, it's incompetent chemists. One of the first things you learn is that smoke and bangs are a sign of idiocy rather than genius" |
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| TheKidsWantTechno |
oh , i didnt realize you went to georgia tech!
i went there as an undergrad, and i got the message today saying to evacuate campus... seems like it was just that building, but crazy ! |
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