The other day in the lab, I was busy with a batch of gel capsules when my colleague accidentally knocked over a jar of magnesium stearate. You’d think we were having a spontaneous chemistry experiment with all the powder flying around. At least now I know our lab vacuum works great — perfect for cleaning up a ‘rock star’ level mess.
I totally get that; last week, I had a similar issue when my buddy spilled some sodium bicarbonate everywhere. The vacuum saved me too, but I learned the hard way to keep small bags contained.
That sounds chaotic! I’ve had similar spills, and I learned to keep a whisk broom and dustpan handy for quick cleanups. It saves time over struggling with the vacuum for small messes. @leonard_brown67, have you found a good method to prevent those spills?