I have to agree with Easy Rider. EVERYTHING he said about diluting battery acid with water is true. If you check your facts in a medical book, you will find the quickest way to get battery acid off, which is sulfuric acid, is flush it liberally with water. That crap they taught you in Scouts is just that, a bunch of crap. Sulfuric acid is highly soluble, and what's left in the water that flushes over your skin is so weak that it won't burn you. I had a car battery blow up in my face one day. I went in and immediately took a shower to get it off. It barely left red marks where it slopped on me. If you're worried about slopping that stuff on your hands, then have your garden hose handy and wash it off immediately. You certainly don't have to go to the hospital to get it off. Also, if it slops in your eyes, go IMMEDIATELY to a faucet and stick your eyes under the flow. If you do nothing and go to the hospital, you'll have serious burns they can do nothing about. Don't be concerned about handling batteries. Unless they have a broken case and are leaking out the sides, they're not very dangerous.
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