Apptech wrote:
>>>> Anyway, I got distracted by the two women behind me who
>>> unloaded about
>>>> 15 kilos of drain cleaner (some 30x500g tubs)
>>>>
>>> Meth lab maybe.
> 
> Sounds highly probable given the general goings on in that 
> area in your area.
> 
> Sodium hydroxide is a key reagent in the process of making 
> Methamphetamine and other illegal drugs. Contrary to popular 
> media reports, it is not actually an "ingredient" in these 
> drugs, but simply a strong base used to manipulate the pH at 
> various points in a chemical synthesis.
> 
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide

Also used for soapmaking... but I bet there are more people in the world 
making meth at home than soap these days.
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Timothy J. Weber
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