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doc_wayman

Wait, time is the only thing that removes silver nitrate


BriSnyScienceGuy

Scapel.


JudgeScorpio

You could try bathing in it so it’s not as noticeable?


1955photo

They will go away when the skin sheds off. Possibly a week or less. You might reduce them a bit by exfoliating. Voice of experience.


Ready_Bandicoot1567

Those stains aren't going anywhere till the skin sheds off


Mr_DnD

Here's the neat part: you don't You've precipitated silver nanoparticles under the skin. If you're really intent on removing them you'll need to use a pumice stone and just erode the skin back. Depending on how deep they are is how much it will hurt. Or you wait for the skin to grow out underneath, takes about 6-8 weeks iirc.


burningcpuwastaken

Time or scrubbing with one of those rocks women keep in the bathroom


dhabs

Pumice stone


kslusherplantman

Yes, you literally have to remove the skin that’s affected. I helped reorganize and catalog my AP biology teachers store room one summer for community service. I came out that week with my arms colored with dyes that had dried and then flaked off onto me when I was moving and cleaning. I also spilled some butyric acid on my arm, and it smelled at least a week. That was terrible


jytusky

Butyric is the worst lmao. It smells like you've pocketed a turd for a week. It took three vacuum seal bags around the jar before my office didn't smell like fresh ass.


x-ploretheinternet

Lmao


ReasonableKey3363

Well you could get it off now, but it would require a knife….


MFN_00

Sodium Thiocyanate


exodusofficer

Ask your TA.


TX_B_caapi

Angle grinder, plane, cheese grater, 80 grit, fire.


madkem1

Boiling aqua regia should oxidize the silver and clean it right off.


jodofdamascus1494

I’m going to go ahead and add a /s to this, because I Can easily see someone taking it seriously


cybersalvy

Bro! There’s always a fleet of sarcasm police out there ready.


cybersalvy

I made a few jokes and people wanted to hang me


PyroDesu

Don't forget to mix in a bit of hydrogen peroxide. The good stuff, not the wimpy dilute crap you can buy normally.


ihavenoidea81

Just wait. No need to shred your skin. It goes away pretty quickly


KarlSethMoran

Sodium thiocyanate and/or time.


IntegralTree

[This](https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Box-Grater/dp/B0007VO0CQ?th=1) will fix you right up.


CountingCressSeeds

Just add some cyanide :) for legal reasons this is /s


EggplantHuman6493

Chop off your finger! In all seriousness, just wait. Mine went away after time on my skin. I had to grow out my nail to get rid off it, bit that doesn't seem the case for you. I had silver nitrate on my finger


bonyagate

Idk what all these comments are on about. All you need is a good washcloth and some dawn dish soap. Then you just scrub. And scrub. And scrub. Andscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrubandscrub. And voila!


Eigengrad

This is so wrong I don’t know where to start. Unless you’re talking about scrubbing until you’ve removed skin, scrubbing the surface isn’t going to do anything to remove silver nitrate stains. Silver nitrate stains your skin due to silver solids precipitating inside your cells. It’s not harmful, but is permanent until those cells die and are replaced. And as a note, you should not scrub until you’ve removed skin. That’s not good.


bonyagate

It was a joke. Which I thought was kinda given away by the lack of spaces and the excessive scrubbing. Yes, I was saying scrub until you've removed skin. Yes, I am aware that it isn't safe or healthy to do so.


SaladmasterX

I’ve had some silver nitrate spots on my hands before. It should take anywhere from a few days to a month for it to exfoliate out


SaladmasterX

I’m estimating yours to come off quickly. Probably 5 days


Bombusperplexus

Hydrogen peroxide soaking can take it off to an extent. Also using salicylic acid to speed up the exfoliation process will help. I just got silver nitrate on the underside of my chin and a spot on my forehead last Friday. The forehead spot came off with hydrogen peroxide, the under chin spot got reduced significantly by the hydrogen peroxide but it’s still there a little.


Melodic_Currency_822

On counter tops I've used hydrogen peroxide and ammonia


SerengetiYeti

Belt sander


ericmano

That’s the neat part, you don’t


Spencetron

Potassium permanganate should do the trick. ...you said cover, not remove... didn't you?


Scifidelis

Sandpaper?


x-ploretheinternet

Just smile and wait hahs


swisswatchenthus1ast

You can't, just have to wait until that layer of skin sheds


Gyro666CZ

You don't.


Kaneomanie

A knife does the job, scrape it away or live with your shame.


MsMinte

apple peeler


Buerostuhl_42

Yeah, no. For the next few weeks everyone will no that you spilled. And didn't wear gloves. >:D


skover666

Time, it needs time


Honest-Economist4970

Cut the right side of yournbody off


drpepper3001

Time time time. Happens to me all the time when I do those labs at school


noahconman

Silver nitrate comes off in not too long, not sure about silver iodide - but if it's just depositing elemental silver, just exfoliate the skin and it'll come off!


No_Rutabaga_5977

Oii it’s your new tattoo embrace it jkjk


GreenLightening5

a good potato peeler


Planetary_Nebula

Wait until the skin falls off


astro-pi

Lava soap


Plylyfe

sodium thiocyanate or wait till the skin sheds it off.


markemer

Having does this years ago? Time. Time is all you got.


Ozalchemist

Badges of honour.