[ToyMachine]

I was wondering because for an experiment I'm doing the mixture of bleach and vinegar would REALLY speed things up, without it I have to wait a week before I can do this.
But obviously this makes chlorine gas.  So I was wondering, as long as I don't directly inhale the vapors, would it be safe to do this outside?

Thanks.

[woelen]

How experienced are you with working with toxic chemicals? Of course, what you suggest can be done safely, but you need to know what you do.

If you make chlorine gas in small quantities, then you can do that outside ssafely. You do not need to worry about killing yourself or some of the people and animals around you, but you can have quite an uncomfortable time if you take a big whiff of the gas accidentally.

Vinegar and bleach indeed produce chlorine, but you certainly will not see the green color of the gas, when you mix these two. For that purpose, vinegar is a too weak acid. If you really want bubbles of chlorine gas, then you need to add concentrated hydrochloric acid to household bleach.

[ToyMachine]

Thanks.

I am indeed not at all experienced with this stuff as you probably guessed from my necessity to ask the question

[constant thinker]

You might want to stand on the opposite side that the wind is blowing, although it'll probably become very dillute in the open air outside. I cleaned my bath tub with bleach and I forgot to open a window and the door was half closed. It wasn't a pleasant expierence at all. Proper ventilation shouldn't be that much of a problem because your outside. Also you will want to avoid getting bleach on your bare skin and clothes. Where some old work clothes. Be smart and safe.

[Mitch]

Never do an experiment inside the house! Its always best to have as much ventillation as possible.