Comment by davidwritesbugs
2 months ago
"illegal fluid" what would that be? And why illegal? And do you submit the recovered data anywhere, for data archaeological purposes? Seems an important thing.
2 months ago
"illegal fluid" what would that be? And why illegal? And do you submit the recovered data anywhere, for data archaeological purposes? Seems an important thing.
That was a bit tongue-in-cheek.. and a more accurate word would be "banned", not "illegal". It's just something HP used to sell, not dangerous as such, but it's a CFC-based tape head cleaner. Very efficient, and leaves nothing behind. But they stopped selling that particular variant after the Montreal protocol was in place, but I kept a bottle around.
CCl4 probably. Carcinogenic, at least for regular occupational exposure.
And formerly available at any pharmacy. When I cleaned out my parents house I found a bottle of it in the laundry room. I guess my mom used to use it on stains.
Amyl nitrate aka poppers
Technically not illegal from my understanding.
perhaps benzine, or some other serious solvent that is now known to be hazardous?