What acid will quickly burn through lead or other metals?

Subject: What acid will quickly burn through lead or other metals?

Date: Wed Aug 24 10:54:15 2005
Posted by Kevin
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
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Area of science: Chemistry
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I'm currently writing a screenplay involving a house breaking and i'm attempting to make it a little more 
interesting than standard lock-picking or smash&grabbing. I thought it might be cool to melt through 
the lead in a stain glass window allowing access to the doors lock etc. We'd fake it for the filming 
obviously but I hate films with fake science so want to know its possible first. Thanks...

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