The Guinness book of records holds a record for some person digesting steel nails. Thing is, the stomach has a pH of 1-2 and that definitely doesn't break down steel. So how low would his stomach acidity have to be to break down steel?
2007-05-12 20:28:15 · 4 answers · asked by liquidicy 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Even though his stomach was torn up after a while, he actually dissolved the steel nails.
2007-05-12 21:30:47 · update #1
As long as the nails were not made of stainless steel, and were actually made of mild steel, of course the HCl in the stomach would slowly dissolve them.:
Fe + 2HCl ----> FeCl2 + H2.
This is not the same as digesting.
2007-05-12 20:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't digest them. His teeth were strong enough to grind them down to powder. His digestive system was all torn up due to his diet.
2007-05-12 20:35:07 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow ... sorry can't answer this one.
What happens when he wants to go to the loo, would they come out sharp end first or the other end?
2007-05-12 20:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you a shark ? offcoures not so don't try or why not do it.
2007-05-12 20:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋