what do you know about water safety?
yes - it's done all the time to test the lightning resistance of machinery such as aircraft and transmitter towers
(i) the main hazard is that conc. sulfuric acid is a strong dehydrating agent and will pull water out of tissue destroying/decomposing the tissue on contact. (ii) this sounds like a good way to make sodium fingerate/handate. Conc, base will neutralize the acid but it is even more corrosive to tissue than the sulfuric acid and will dissolve the epidermise to attack inner tissues destroying proteins, dissolving fat, hydrolyzing carbohydrates. Use the proper safety equipment. Use gloves and safety glasses. Keep 10% NaHCO3 on hand to neutralize acid AND base spills. Nitrile gloves are best. and safety goggles are better than glasses. And be darn sure you took the time to read the label on the bottle.
80c sounds a bit high to me, but then I don't know much about Intel Quad Q6600. I am currently using AMD cpus, and they usually shut down around 70c or so, depending on the cpu, of course. Some will shut down earlier, even. Maybe when it was built, the thermal paste used to install the heatsink was not put on right or something, and the cpu heats up to much. I had one cpu that heated up, and I had just built the machine, so I removed the heat sink and re applied the thermal paste. Using too much is just as bad as not using enough. Actually, I was told to just put a film of past on it, as all it needs to do is seal up the tiny cracks in the metal of the heat sink, and the paste acts as a conductor. A tiny drop right in the middle of the cpu top is usually enough, as it will spread under the pressure when the heatsink is installed. Too much paste actually will inhibit cooling. And case cooling definetly plays a part, since the ambient air surrounding the cpu has to be considered. If the air temp going in is around 22c (72f ) then it runs cooler, but if it goes up, then naturally, the case temp goes up and so does the cpu temp. Case temps run around 40c on the high side, maybe around 34c normal, so you can see how much it increases from 22c normal ambient air. If your case temp is 40 or higher, then you should consider adding cooling fans, or something. I cut the back of my old metal case, which had a 80m fan and I installed a 120m fan. Made a lot of difference. Try downloading speedfan and using it for checking your temps.
