The Powder Toy

Soap + Acid = ?

  • pegosh2     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    I'm just getting to mess around with the newest powdertoy and thought I'd test to see if soap acted as a cancel for acid. But I noticed that wasn't the case, in fact, the soap became a different colored type of acid. Anyone know why?
  • CAC-Boomerang     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @pegosh2 (View Post)

    Hmmm... I think GLOW did that, but on a much lower scale. I find it interesting, how it lowers the life of acid in that it changes colour. By the way, I haven't seen you post in awhile. Where were you?
  • pegosh2     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @CAC-Boomerang (View Post)
    I've just been reading, instead of posting. Summer's are just like that for me with more time to spend elsewhere.

    Ontopic: I suppose that would make sense that it affects the life of acid. Perhaps a dev could explain more in depth?
  • code1949     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @pegosh2 (View Post)
    That is because soap is much weaker than acid.
    On a PH scale, soap would be a bit above 7, while acid would be close to 1.
  • Neospector     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @code1949 (View Post)
    They are bases and acids. Meaning shouldn't they produce loads of smoke (not really realistic, but you get the idea) when they meet?
  • CAC-Boomerang     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    BASE was rejected, and it wasn't on cracker64's mind to make it a base, it was just probably a test to make bubbles.
  • code1949     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Neospector (View Post)
    Yes, if they were of equal strength, however , acid is far stronger than soap so soap can only neutralize a small miniscule amount of acid.
  • Neospector     23rd Jun 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @code1949 (View Post)
    Still, it could be a great way to simulate a volcano...
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