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Title: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: neilep on 17/11/2018 12:59:45: Dearest Peeps Who Know Stuff,

As a sheepy I of course know everything there is to know about Ionisers, I know how to switch them on and also switch them off. Voila ! This may challenge your believability senses but I also know how to add water and the smelly oil stuff. Bravo moi !!

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One thing alludes me (le shock et le horror !!) ....

What is the gungey gooey oystery stuff that accumulates after a while inside ?

This is very important to know for me by next Tuesday as I'm having a bit of a soiree and am thinking about scooping it out and serving as part of a canape.

Thank ewe for your kind consideration in this matter.

hugs and shmishesmwah mwah !!

Neilxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ionisers they smell so good
Can the goo inside be used in a pud ?
Or a delicacy eating escapade ?
inside a nom-nom canape ?
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: Colin2B on 17/11/2018 14:47:18: If it’s in a wet area I would assume some sort of bacterial or mold slime.
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 18/11/2018 09:20:57: It's hard to say but...
Ionisers often also generate ozone and other chemicals like oxides of nitrogen.
Those in turn react with volatile organic materials in the air and the reaction products are typically heavier and more polar so they are less volatile. They will therefore condense out on the first surface they come in contact with.

Probably not a good idea to consume them; it's odds-on that they are more toxic than the things they are made from.
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: neilep on 18/11/2018 15:06:41: Thank ewe both so much. Every ioniser I have produces the same goo. I will post a photo.I didn't really think it could be organic. Looks like I've created life in my ionisers. Guess I will need to look into schooling now that I've become a daddy.
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: chris on 18/11/2018 23:32:58: Yes, definitely a photo please!
Title: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser
Post by: MelissaNah on 29/11/2018 18:38:02: I was looking at the lower front plate and it looks like an American medium.Does anyone know?I know the tracks are German.
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: neilep on 29/11/2018 19:06:45: Quote from: chris on 18/11/2018 23:32:58
Yes, definitely a photo please!
Just awaiting regeneration of goo. It could be called slime. will post a piccy soon.
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Post by: MelissaNah on 29/11/2018 19:14:30: Good read thanks for posting that. A friend of my dads got prostate cancer because of agent orange, he was in Vietnam He still suffers pain because of it..
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: neilep on 02/12/2018 14:02:29: "It's life Jim , just not as we know it. It's like nothing we've ever seen before"

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=75409.0;attach=28524;image)

Thank ewe all for your amazing replies. Herewith please find new life inside my ioniser.

I'm thinking of calling it Harold
Title: Re: What Is The Goo Stuff That Is Left In My Ioniser ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 02/12/2018 15:16:18: Quote from: MelissaNah on 29/11/2018 19:14:30
A friend of my dads got prostate cancer because of agent orange
There is no way that anyone can know if agent orange was a causative factor in anyone's cancer.

No idea what exactly the goo is in the ioniser, but I doubt it's good for you.