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John-the-cool-guy t1_j4u7n5g wrote

Reply to comment by BurnOutBrighter6 in Why, and how, does a combination of isopropyl alcohol and salt, plus a lot of shaking, remove the resin tar from the inside of a water pipe? by dankantspelle

This is the correct answer.

Just for fun, you can shine up dull coins and metal with vinegar and salt. For the same reasons.

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Jarlentium t1_j4wugbj wrote

you can shine up dull coins with just your thumb if you have oily fingers lol

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BlueMonkOne t1_j4x5ja9 wrote

Just don't leave the coins in the solution for over a day. Otherwise EVERYthing will melt off the slug :)

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Obstreperus t1_j4x698g wrote

Not quite the same reasons, you've also got hydrochloric acid in the mix here.

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Corpcasimir t1_j51z55k wrote

Hydrochloric acid in vinegar and salt?

Have a word with your chipshop mate, lol.

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Obstreperus t1_j5240hz wrote

When you mix salt and vinegar you make sodium acetate and hydrochloric acid. Basic chemistry, mate.

edit: lol

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