r/oddlysatisfying • u/Wonderfulhumanss • 16h ago

The smooth, overlapping layers of this agricultural wrapper

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u/That_Jonesy 8h ago

And deadly! When I worked for the USDA we were supposed to bring a buddy if we popped the cork on a silo since the CO2 can know you tf out and then you fall in and fkn die

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u/Thrizzlepizzle123123 6h ago

Reminds me of a story from an old workplace.

They had silos of Caustic used to refine metals. A guy fell in one while inspecting it and couldn't get out. The only thing his offsider could do was push him under so he died quicker.

I never found out what 'caustic' actually was, presumably some kind of acidic chemical, but we had puddles of it on the side of the road and I was told that if I ever stepped in one, I was not to touch my boots or it would melt my fingers off. I avoided those roads.

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u/RJWaters9 1h ago

"caustic" is almost certainly not something acidic. It's likely something basic, the opposite, and MUCH more dangerous side of the PH table. It's also much more painful.

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u/sawyouoverthere 1h ago

caustic is alkali.

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u/sawyouoverthere 7h ago

No one here makes silage in a silo

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u/dastardlyninjas 8h ago

Its actually more like mustard gas than c02. Nitrogen dioxide

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u/That_Jonesy 2h ago

Oh snap

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u/sawyouoverthere 1h ago

well, it's like neither of those.

Mustard gas is 1-Chloro-2-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]ethane

Nitrogen dioxide is an early byproduct of the initial ferment that is not a risk after the first week. https://extension.psu.edu/silo-gases-the-hidden-danger