• MNByChoice@midwest.social
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    22 days ago

    The liquid, which the Palo Alto Fire Department has deemed to be a nonhazardous mixture of borax, lye (also called sodium hydroxide) and green dye, spilled out of the Tesla office at 1501 Page Mill Road onto Hanover Street.

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      22 days ago

      “Storage of sodium hydroxide requires a City permit, which Tesla had not obtained.”

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      22 days ago

      How is lye nonhazardous? Can’t it cause serious chemical burns? Maybe it’s just in low enough concentration that that’s not a concern.