fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 15 days agowhat’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1863arrow-down11
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minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·14 days agoOne of my favourites lines from “Ignition” by John Clark. It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water-with which it reacts explosively.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·14 days agoThat book is a great read in general
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·14 days agoIt is. Unless you’re from a strictly solid rocket fuel family, then you probably won’t like it.
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·14 days agoChlorine trifluoride? The best part of that quote is the end imo. It’s an amazing oxidizer but it’s also hugely impractical to store or work with.
One of my favourites lines from “Ignition” by John Clark.
That book is a great read in general
It is. Unless you’re from a strictly solid rocket fuel family, then you probably won’t like it.
Chlorine trifluoride? The best part of that quote is the end imo. It’s an amazing oxidizer but it’s also hugely impractical to store or work with.