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Obstreperus t1_j4x698g wrote

Reply to comment by John-the-cool-guy 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

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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