because in the 8th grade, this one teacher brought in liquid nitrogen and poured some on the floor...it picked up dirt and left the floor with a shiny gleam. What if this is a future cleaning tool...or will it be?
2006-12-02 13:04:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
well i guess thats true (Answer number one)
2006-12-02 13:06:21 · update #1
I though liquid nitrogen beaded when it hits any hard surface?
It evapourates really really fast too.
If it touches your skin it burns because it's so cold.
Because if the danger in handling it, I can't see how it could be commercialized.
2006-12-02 13:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid nitrogen is dangerous to people who don't know what they are doing. It may be good for cleaning. But what are the long term effects? What if there is an accident? Its hard to keep cold and isn't really worth it for consumers. I was in a summer internship in science and we made ice cream using liquid nitrogen. I went back twice two summers, and they couldn't get a hold of anymore. Costs a lot.
2006-12-02 13:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by Donovan G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dad, who is a chemist, says yes. It’s evidently supposed to be used as a heavy duty cleaning agent to be used with specialized equipment to clean heavy machinery. He says his company calls in a cleaning crew that uses liquid nitrogen every once in a while to clean their big ‘ol machines which make ceramic piping for refineries.
Untrained folks should not go buy some dry ice from the store and scrub their floor with it, though; that’s just dangerous.
2006-12-02 13:11:49 · answer #3 · answered by icarus_imbued 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but Carbon Tetraflouride (CCl4) could be used as a cleaning agent, but I don't think it is safe because my chem professor said that if you dip a rat in it a whole bunch of times it could get cancer. CCl4 acts the same way. The evaporation point is lower than room temperature so when it is liquid and put on a stain it picks it up and evaporates in the air leaving no stain. It is not safe to handle because of the extreme temperatures. That is why most people don't have a hold on it.
2006-12-02 13:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by xstraight_edge_emo_kidx 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
liquid nitrogen is very very very cold....like 200 degrees below zero. I don't think it would be practical
2006-12-02 13:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by captbob552 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm.....there are alot of less dangerous cleaning agents out there. Why would someone even chance it?
2006-12-02 13:06:55 · answer #6 · answered by timeless_echo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No abuse by consumers will leave this product away from the immediate public's hands
2006-12-02 13:05:51 · answer #7 · answered by Wasabi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only under strict professional use.
2006-12-02 13:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO it would be too dangerous if you got it on your finger your finger would fall off. if you got it on clothes or something they would shatter!
2006-12-02 13:08:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know but it gets u reallllllly high!!!!
2006-12-02 13:12:38 · answer #10 · answered by oink 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋