In a message dated 98-04-08 12:28:42 EDT, inua@QUICKLINK.NET writes:

<< This is why acid "Burns" the skin. It will literally draw the
 water right out in a chemical reaction so hot as to cause  your skin to
 smoke as the skin is reduced to carbon as a leftover whe the water is
 removed.

 Remember, the body is mostly water, especially the soft tissues, and when
 the water is removed, the remains is mostly carbon, with a few trace
 minerals left. >>

This uplifting acid info brought to you by BASF...
We don't make your skin... we make your skin burn uncontrollably. : )

oh please, make it Friday!

gmbulley
cary, nc