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I'm wondering if i dunk my hand in a barrel of battery acid what would happen?
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Acid burns are bad!: Not a good thought. You will get burns and severe pain. Hand burns are called primary area burns requiring hospitalization, need for multiple surgeries if burns are deep which they can be with acid burns. The longterm sequelae include poor functioning hands and in some patients even loss of fingers.
Answered 8/7/2013
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