It seems to me intuitively that if you were suffering from an acid burn the last thing you would want to do is pour more acid on it. However - there's a scene in the movie Fight Club where Ed Norton's character is suffering from an acid burn while being held down by Brad Pitt's character. Finally, Pitt reveals Norton of his suffering by pouring vinegar on the burn - and - almost instantly - the pain is relieved.
Similarly, in the HBO Series "Carnivale", there's a scene where a man purposely disfigures his face by submerging it in hydrochloric acid. After he's done (and screaming in pain of course) - you see him pour a bottle of vinegar on his face to stop the pain.
I can't believe that this tidbit would be in 2 different productions and not have some vaildity to it.
Can someone please explain if this is fact or fiction - and - if it's true that vinegar does relieve the pain from acid burns - why??
2007-02-01
02:24:33
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