Alkaline
John Yamamoto-Wilson
strongly alkaline in content?
Thanks.
Michael Cash
<johndel...@rarebooksinjapan.com> brought down from the Mount
tablets inscribed:
>Can anyone tell me the name of a domestic product here in Japan that's
>strongly alkaline in content?
Certain dry cell batteries come to mind.
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Michael Cash
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a high school transcript."
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John Yamamoto-Wilson
> >Can anyone tell me the name of a domestic product here in Japan that's
> >strongly alkaline in content?
Michael Cash replied:
> Certain dry cell batteries come to mind.
Yes, that might do the trick. Can you suggest one in particular? And how
would I get the alkaline out of it?
I was really thinking of something in liquid form that contains ammonia
(which can be found in some types of domestic cleaners, but I don't know
about here in Japan) or caustic soda (sometimes used in paint-stripping, but
again I don't know if there's anything in Japan that fits the bill), or
something like that.
cc
"John Yamamoto-Wilson" <johndel...@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote in
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> Yes, that might do the trick. Can you suggest one in particular? And how
> would I get the alkaline out of it?
>
> I was really thinking of something in liquid form that contains ammonia
> (which can be found in some types of domestic cleaners, but I don't know
> about here in Japan) or caustic soda (sometimes used in paint-stripping,
but
> again I don't know if there's anything in Japan that fits the bill), or
> something like that.
What about the crystals to make alkaline water sold in pharmacy or in
Chinese grocery store ? I don't know what you're doing, but that it's
probably less dangerous if it's pure.
CC
John Yamamoto-Wilson
> What about the crystals to make alkaline water sold in pharmacy or in
> Chinese grocery store ?
Yes, that might work.
> I don't know what you're doing
A trick with red cabbage:
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Chop up the red cabbage and soak it overnight, or boil it for a few minutes.
Strain off the water, which should now have turned purplish red, and throw
away the cabbage. Allow the water to cool; for best effect, put it in a
glass jug.
Prepare the three wineglasses as follows: put 1 cm of vinegar in one, 1 cm
of alkali solution in the second, and leave the third empty.
You are now ready for the demonstration. Top up each of the prepared
wineglasses with the cabbage water and observe the resultant colours. If
all goes well, you should have reproduced the famous scene in Mary Poppins,
in which Ms Poppins successively pours out three different beverages from a
single bottle.
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> it's probably less dangerous if it's pure.
Well, it's for demonstration purposes only - not for consumption!
John Yamamoto-Wilson
> What about the crystals to make alkaline water sold in pharmacy or in
> Chinese grocery store ?
I'll give it a try. Can you tell me what it's called in Japanese?
Thanks,
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John Yamamoto-Wilson wrote:
>cc wrote:
>
>> What about the crystals to make alkaline water sold in pharmacy or in
>> Chinese grocery store ?
>
>I'll give it a try. Can you tell me what it's called in Japanese?
"Kasei so-da" -- i.e. NaOH, sodium hydroxide. Quite dangerous stuff,
if not handled properly.
http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/haruekobo/sodatopic.html
Pam
John Yamamoto-Wilson
> >I'll give it a try. Can you tell me what it's called in Japanese?
Prophet of the Way replied:
> "Kasei so-da" -- i.e. NaOH, sodium hydroxide.
Thanks!
> Quite dangerous stuff, if not handled properly.
Thanks for the warning; I'll be extra careful!
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John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com
Marc
> Can anyone tell me the name of a domestic product here in Japan that's
> strongly alkaline in content?
how about ammonia?
John Yamamoto-Wilson
> how about ammonia?
Thanks. Went out and got some. Now for some red cabbage and my
six-year-old's first chemistry lesson is all set!
Marc
> Marc wrote:
>
> > how about ammonia?
>
> Thanks. Went out and got some. Now for some red cabbage and my
> six-year-old's first chemistry lesson is all set!
I get it. You are starting a meth lab, right?