yes. Hairypony discovered about 100g dry picric acid out at one of our old employer's farm sites. Management were not pleased with all the technical staff refusing to dispose of it (or even enter the shed), less pleased when Health and Safety backed up requests for getting the professionals in to dispose of it.
Something dawned on them when the disposal guy put on the bomb disposal gear...
Ah dried out chemicals - there is no end of fun to be had there :/
Where you at ANU when they had the big explosion over at chemistry that took out a cold room and part of the room above and knocked out the exterior wall for the cold room? Fun times! Apparently they have a hopper out the back of the chem building full of chemicals they can't dispose of cos they aren't labelled and the chemical disposal guys won't touch them.
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Date: 2010-01-27 11:28 pm (UTC)Something dawned on them when the disposal guy put on the bomb disposal gear...
...then put the jar in a bubble wrap bag
...wrapped that in more bubble wrap
...then put it in a sealed steel cannister
...more bubble wrap
...into a big steel drum
...and filled it with sand
Didn't quite need escort vehicles.
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Date: 2010-01-28 12:27 am (UTC)Said drum is driven to beach, quarry, or otherwise empty place with no one and nothing to harm.
Police sniper who either won/lost the draw (depending on the sensibilities of your local force) then shoots barrel.
Hilarity ensues.
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Date: 2010-01-28 01:20 am (UTC)Where you at ANU when they had the big explosion over at chemistry that took out a cold room and part of the room above and knocked out the exterior wall for the cold room? Fun times! Apparently they have a hopper out the back of the chem building full of chemicals they can't dispose of cos they aren't labelled and the chemical disposal guys won't touch them.
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Date: 2010-01-28 03:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-28 03:53 am (UTC)