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[Trans] Woman suffers burns after three children throw suspected acid on her in West Philly, police say (www.inquirer.com)

submitted 1 week ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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The woman was attacked while on her way to Pride celebrations, friends said.

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[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

where yhe hell do kids get acid from?

[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately with some basic chemical knowledge it can be obtained rather easily from household items or hardware stores: Batteries, cleaning products, bleach,...

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 5 points 1 week ago

super easy, barely an inconvenience

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

probably battery acid. HCL might be more difficult you would have to get them from industrial sources. h2so4 is more acidic than hcl.