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  1. Would mixing urine and bleach create toxic fumes?

    Jul 19, 2002 · I remember being told once not to mix ammonia and bleach because it would create some sort of “mustard gas.” I’ve also heard that urine contains ammonia. So would …

  2. Oh my god... bleach & ammonia - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Jul 12, 2003 · First off, you can’t make safe materials like hydrochloric acid from mixing bleach and ammonia. You may ask how I can say that. Truthfully enough, the chloramine that you …

  3. Draino + Gasoline= ? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Jul 12, 2000 · Regarding mixing household chemicals: IIRC, mixing chlorine bleach and ammonia-based products produces hydrazine gas, which was an early rocket fuel, is toxic, …

  4. Besides bleach-what else breaks down ammonia? - Straight Dope

    Sep 21, 2007 · The bleach will quickly overpower the ammonia to produce a small amount of nitrogen trichloride (and other chloramines). The nitrogen trichloride is so reactive that it will …

  5. Is putting bleach in my dishwater harmful? Was my mother wrong?

    Mar 23, 2007 · Are there any ammonia compounds in dishwasher detergent? That’s the worry that stops me from adding bleach to other cleaners - cleaners are seldom labeled well, and …

  6. OK to mix brands of laundry detergent? - Straight Dope

    Oct 22, 2004 · The biggest “don’t mix” warning is bleach and ammonia cleansers, which can produce a toxic gas (a device that I’ve seen featured in several mystery/murder stories). But …

  7. What happens when you mix bleach and phosphoric acid / what's …

    Feb 11, 2025 · There’s a lot of new disinfectant products out that are variously labeled “sodium hypochlorite and phosphoric acid”, or “hypochlorous acid”. From chemistry in high school, I …

  8. Embarrassing and Slightly TMI - Ammonia-Like Smell on my …

    Nov 1, 2022 · I started practicising yoga again a couple of months ago and noticed a rather unpleasant ammonia-like smell on my clothes every time I do the more active classes. I most …

  9. Holidays and Cognitive Dissonance - Straight Dope

    5 days ago · I was watching Mike Burbiglia’s Working it Out podcast where he’s interviewing comedian Michael Che, and Che says something like, “Why can’t we have holidays without all …

  10. Who Knew? 38% of Stanford Undergraduates are Disabled!

    Dec 5, 2025 · I thought that to get into Stanford you had to strongly score in one or more of the following characteristics; be very smart, or well-off, or child of an alumnus or excel in a …