Quote Originally Posted by cleancloths
Liquid chlorine does not exist in nature, and the only way to get it is to compress and deep chill to liquefy it. It will only remain a liquid under pressure and low temperature. When exposed to normal pressures and temperatures it will quickly flash off to a greenish yellow gas. If you were hanging around liquid chlorine without a respirator you would most likely now be in a hospital with chemical pneumonia, unless you were already dead.
Yup, you're so right.

But then I always see people going for the trichlor instead of the cal hypo/bleach/whatever because it says "90% available chlorine" on the label. Good marketing eh?