Bleach + Vinegar = BAD

[BunnyMuffin]

So – I’m sure you all can guess from the subject… but I was feeling ambitious and decided to really clean out the litter box tonight.  So I hauled it to the bathtub and rinsed it out and scrubbed it with some bleach, but that didn’t do a great job getting rid of the pee stains.  So I rinsed all the bleach out and sprayed in some vinegar.  Then in all my brilliance started looking around for something to scrub with.  The inner dialogue went along the lines of “oh, what’s this scrubbing sponge in this sink? I think it will work splendidly. Wow, this vinegar works brilliantly…wait…what’s that horrible smell?…I’ll just turn the fan on, I’m sure it will be fine, there’s just a bit more to go…wait…this was the bleach sponge, is that bad?”  And the smell got really bad and my asthmatic lungs started to scream at me.  So I scrubbed frantically and rinsed and rinsed and rinsed.  I opened the balcony window and am waiting for my stomach to stop feeling disgusting. That’ll teach me to be ambitious!   

So I didn’t actually know that bleach and vinegar were a bad mix to start, but I have since learned my lesson.  The buns are acting normal, so I guess it wasn’t so bad in the living room where they were, although Wally was bouncing back and forth wondering what I was doing to his litter box and when he could have it back.  He’s now sitting in it eating hay looking unconcerned.

Needless to say, the litterbox is sparkling clean now!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

LOL Actually Scooter of Scooter and Annette is a PhD in Chem and can likely tell you the exact gas you made ‘being ambitious’!

[Lily]

LOL That is to funny! Better luck next time

[HereBeBunnies]

Bleach + Vinegar = Chlorine gas (mustard gas)
Good thing you noticed it early, otherwise you could have done permanent damage to your lungs. They should really put warnings about that sort of thing on the bottle.

[BunnyMuffin]

Ah chlorine.  I might’ve guessed that since it smelled a lot like a swimming pool gone terribly wrong!  I left the bathroom fan on with the door shut all night, and the balcony door open in the living room for the buns and the smell is totally gone now.  That or I’ve burned off all my smelling cells.

My hands still smell bleachy despite my rubber gloves and washing efforts, but I’m hoping a shower will take care of that.

[Beka27]

Oh man! See… that is something I would do tho. I’d try one thing, give up, then move onto something else. At least you’re okay!

I have to admit, when I saw this thread my initial reaction was… OH NO! Mimzmum drank bleach and vinegar this time?! That’s not good!!!

;o)

[BunnyMuffin]

Hahaha – poor Mimzmum will never live down drinking the vinegar! At least all I did was create poisonous gas after midnight! At least I live pretty much right across the street from the hospital. Hopefully I could drag myself there in case of emergency!

[bunnytowne]

OH y’all…  rofl    hilarious.      Mustard gas eh?   Is that what chlorine it actually   mustard gas?    EEEWWW

 

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