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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It's chloramine, not mustard gas. The latter has sulfur in it, which neither bleach nor ammonia contain.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Thanks for flagging the mistake.
Clickbaitty titles often goes like this.
Dangerous gases either way.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. Chloramine is the eye-stinging stink of dirty swimming pools, too: nitrogenous compounds from human body fluids (sweat, urine, etc.) react with chlorine too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

the smell of summer

Precious memories!

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