Shocking and unusual exp.

nRiTeCh

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I have this typical household toilet cabinet above my wash basin.



Today while cleaning it, my wife observed that on the inside-panel shelf, its plastic was literally melted and it was/is live as if someone used a candle or a lighter to burn and melt it and its still soft and can be molded.



In the side of the shelf, we kept aka stored Aer bathroom freshener packet which when I observed was leaking a bit. And we also kept an old toothbrush with it.



I'm not unsure if the liquid of Aer got reacted with the plastic and it resulted into the meltdown thing or what.

As seen, the inside of the plastic..melted thick plastic..







Shockingly, when we melt any fiber or plastic, within minutes it solidifies and becomes toughened but in this case its still soft like a melted one. It has been 12hrs now and god knows how long it was this way...may be for months now!

Any suggestions or similar experiences any faced here?
 
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Some plastics dissolve in certain solvents, like I know acetone will melt a lot of plastics (from trying to clean the asus logo from a mouse with nail polish remover).

Maybe whatever was leaking there happened to be able to dissolve the plastic.
 
Its already mentioned on the back side, but didn't expected that it can cause this much damage.

 
If these can cause a plastic to melt, imagine what could be the consequences on our health as we inhale them in the name of fragrance?
 
nRiTeCh said:
If these can cause a plastic to melt, imagine what could be the consequences on our health as we inhale them in the name of fragrance?
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Smelling rat poison is fine while drinking/eating it is dangerous.
It's basic chemistry.

Extreme heat from steam or extreme cold from water can basically kill you but not so much with room temperature water.
 
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If these can cause a plastic to melt, imagine what could be the consequences on our health as we inhale them in the name of fragrance?
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True, all these are too dangerous but the problem is that it wont kill you overnight but then people do not realise the long term impact of it!
They are just concerned about the short term impact!

Take example of all the preservatives which we are eating in package foods or even the polluted air, you wont die eating it but then you are actually slowly dieing !!!
 
nRiTeCh said:
If these can cause a plastic to melt, imagine what could be the consequences on our health as we inhale them in the name of fragrance?
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aa ab laut chale .... high time to came back to ancient Indian Techniques .... keep Bhiemseni Kapoor anywhere wrap that inside cotton ball or bag and leave it.
 
nRiTeCh said:
If these can cause a plastic to melt, imagine what could be the consequences on our health as we inhale them in the name of fragrance?
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Water can make iron rust and bring down a bridge, but doesn't hurt us, so the conclusion you're making is not that simple.
 
nRiTeCh said:
In the side of the shelf, we kept aka stored Aer bathroom freshener packet which when I observed was leaking a bit. And we also kept an old toothbrush with it.
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You're not supposed to pierce the air freshener packet so how did that tear at the bottom happen?

It's been a while since I used these. They smell good and work well. Don't recall the outer packaging the freshener comes in requiring a scissor to remove. Hands were enough. You can see the instructions telling you to use your hands on the back
 
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