This is not an emergency response e-mail address. Are you referring to
the hand boiler toy? I hope you checked the package if you still have it
or with whoever you got the boiler from. One of the sites that sells
these, American Science & Surplus
http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm?terms=4753 says the liquid is
methyl chloride. They also include the following: "WARNING! The glass
is fragile and the liquid is nasty. If you drop the thing on e.g. the
kitchen tile, it will eat the finish off the tile and the stain in the
liquid will permanently stain the floor. So donšt let kids handle this
item unsupervised."
I sincerely hope your son got appropriate help and is fine. Please let us
know.
Nina Thayer
Snacktalk Moderator
>
> My son was washing his boiler when it broke and covered him with the fluid
> inside. He also got some in his mouth due to his "knee-jerk" reaction at it
> breaking. I need to know what the liquid inside is composed of and if it is
> dangerous. Your immediate response is appreciated.
>
> Thomas Purtell
> 520-272-5466 H
> 520-225-6453 W
> thomas.purtell@tusd.k12.az.us
>
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