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Replacing Ropes/Slings/Harness 23-Feb-2015 At 1:41:13 PM Rocksinmyhead

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On 23/02/2015 jrc wrote:
>Sportsdrinks and Coke don't contain sulphuric acid as does a car battery.
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Hey jrc. They may not contain sulphuric acid, but they are apparently both more acidic than urine, which doesn't ( or shouldn't) contain it either. I mentioned battery acid for sake of comparison.

Urine is being suggested as a possible cause of weakening nylon, and I think it's assumed that it's the acid in it that's doing it. So if we should be worried about acids in general, there's more than one source to be concerned with, and it could be from something some climbers wouldn't normally consider. I think most would be aware that battery acid is potentially dangerous, but I for one didn't seriously consider a bottle of slightly leaking Gatorade in my climbing pack MAY be damaging. I say may 'cause without testing this is just marginally informed paranoia.