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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (6 children)

dousing them with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, salt, and acrylic paint

Is there a civil engineer here who would know what degree of damage will this cause?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Pretty minor. If they picked up the whole data center and soaked it in a large jug of 10% acetic acid for about nine months, the concrete would lose about 20% of its strength.

    Not sure about the civil engineering side, but I assume there's enough safety factor in your average construction to account for 20% strength loss.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    That safety margin is supposed to last many years, though. If it's removed before the building is even constructed, it might have to be re-poured.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Not an engineer but vinegar (ascetic acid) at full strength applied early enough during curing could be a problem. If it's the watered down stuff for home use and the concrete was already partially cured it wouldn't do almost anything.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Cool. Fuck Microsoft

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Would it have made more sense for them to claim it was a secret mixture of stuff that destroys concrete? If the engineers were obligated to check the structure because they didn’t know what was sprayed on it, that would have delayed construction, even if the liquid was pretty benign.

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