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Jack Valentino

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8. One of my college friends and co-workers made the mistake of creating ammonia gas

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 10:59 PM

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where we worked together at a 'Domino's Pizza' outlet....

He woke up on the floor.....

He was attempting to perform the nightly task of cleaning/mopping the floors,
and mistakenly mixed bleach and ammonia in his mop-bucket---
thinking that this would 'get the floors very clean'---

but re-creating the formula for World War One 'ammonia gas',
and spent too much time with his face over the mop-bucket breathing it in....

Luckily he hit the floor before breathing in a lethal dose!

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It is to laugh...not this time...this is a word of caution! Danger in mixing household cleaners. [View all] 3825-87867 Tuesday OP

"I learned this from my grandma" social media posts. KentuckyWoman Tuesday #1

Also don't mix liquid and powder drain cleaners EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #2

Depends On Which Types ProfessorGAC Tuesday #3

Excellent advice! Important to heed it lastlib Tuesday #4

It's Good Advice ProfessorGAC Tuesday #5

I once had to go to the ER after creating chlorine gas. I forgot I had put bleach in a toilet and added a bowl cleaner, sinkingfeeling Tuesday #6

Thanks for posting this. boonecreek Tuesday #7

One of my college friends and co-workers made the mistake of creating ammonia gas Jack Valentino Tuesday #8

I think it was called Mustard Gas then nilram Tuesday #12

No, mustard gas and ammonia gas were two different things... Jack Valentino Wednesday #14

Ah, yes, somewhat more complex to make nilram Wednesday #19

Basically. RTFL Old Crank Tuesday #9

Well, we were all anxious to close the store and head to home Jack Valentino Wednesday #15

When I was young Old Crank Wednesday #20

Thank you Grumpy Old Woman Tuesday #10

When we were teenagers (parents out for the day) my brother and I were messing around, Ocelot II Tuesday #11

Mixed feelings about this post. Info that could save lives, but . . . tclambert Tuesday #13

I don't own guns, so this fills out a few gaps in my Ilsa Wednesday #16

Sulfur product and toilet bowl cleaner deadly H2S crimycarny Wednesday #17

Thanks for posting this!! Talitha Wednesday #18

Interestingly important info to help B.See Wednesday #21