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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post
I was first car in line waiting for a train to go through the metro area. I watched 90 or so tanker cars all labeled "Molten Sulfur" and thinking dang I sure they don't have an accident as they moved along. Scary stuff.
Molten sulfur is only 'bout 280 degrees F in the trucks (editted) and besides the sulfur dioxide rotten egg stink, doesn't pose much of a risk to the public.

The trucks on the highway that scare me (and I'm fearless) contain chlorine, sulfuric acid, or the worst, hydrofluric acid.
HF be bad.

https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/hydrofluoricacid/basics/facts.asp

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