Re: chemistry sci-fi

Fred Kasner wrote:

Those things could blow up if not cared for properly
and fill a lab with H2S in nothing flat. There were several
deaths at a Princeton lab when such occured. But mostly from
some courageous young faculty who went back inside to see if
any students could be rescued.

When I took organic lab, we were warned that the human
perception of H2S reaches a sort of plateau, above which
higher concentrations are not perceived as higher.
The stuff stinks really bad at low concentrations.
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