It's 1947, you have a truckload of metallic sodium you don't need or want. How to dispose of it safely?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3825610222960975525&hl=en

cool, i want some

I can't believe they had a full brass band there too!



Mike

Ah the good old days, when a 2,000 ft column of acrid fumes and a polluted lake was concidered fun!

Wish I'd tipped it in tho'

What would be the result? Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda)?

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
What would be the result? Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda)?

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Originally posted by I love speed :-P
Yes I think so, plus a bit of Hydrogen

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And loads of heat

who needs health and safety