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Q: What causes it to smell like nail polish remover outside your house?
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What if your house smells like nail polish or nail polish remover?

Then that's a thing that happened.


Will spiders leave your house if you spray nail polish remover around it?

I have not a clue, but I just mixed nail polish remover and windex in a windex bottle and sprayed it everywhere in my bathroom.


Why does my house smell either like eletrical fire or nail polish remover coming out of the AC vents?

Your house may smell like electrical fire or nail polish remover is coming out of the AC vents because you have fried wiring. You should make sure that you do not have a wall fire.


How do you get super glue out of a house front door lock?

Use fingernail polish remover. Pour some in and let set, it will disolve it.


Why is there an immediate cooling effect on your fingers when you accidentally topple over a bottle of nail polish remover?

Part of it's the cold sweat you endure when you know your mom's going to ask why the whole house smells like nail polish remover and there's a huge white spot on the rug in your bedroom. Most of it's basic physics: a liquid absorbs heat energy from its surroundings when it evaporates. Nail polish remover evaporates quickly. If it landed on your skin, you'll feel cold.


How do you say 'a house' in polish?

'A house' in polish is 'Dom'.


Will nail polish remover kill house plants?

If you watered the poor plants with it might, but normal use should not affect any plants in the room if only by being in such tiny amounts. The active ingredient is acetone.


What causes high humidity 65 percent readings in a house?

High humidity outside and a leaky house. What are you measuring your humidity with? Is it reliable?


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Polish Music Publishing House was created in 1945.


Can you die if you wash your mouth out if you tasted nail polish remover?

It depends on what the nail polish remover is.Most nail polish remover I'm familiar with is primarily a mixture of acetone, ethyl acetate, and/or 2-propanol. Ethyl acetate is pretty harmless; acetone and 2-propanol are a bit more of a problem, but "a tiny bit" is unlikely to kill you.Some nail polish remover contains acetonitrile, which isn't terribly toxic itself but tends to be metabolized to cyanide, which is, well, cyanide. If you find yourself feeling ill afterward (breathing difficulties, slow heart rate, nausea, vomiting) you should definitely call the poison control center and/or head for the nearest emergency room. Cyanide poisoning is treatable, but not by anything you've probably got lying around the house.


Does the assassin bug give off a lavender scent when killed?

I hadn't thought of lavender, but they DO smell perfume-y. The assassin bugs that creep into my house in autumn smell sort of like banana-flavored nail polish remover if you accidentally step on one. I try to gently pick them up with a paper towel and put them outside. Any sort of damage releases the smell.


Where does the polish chicken sleep?

the polish chicken sleeps in a pin house with more chicken.