fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 天前what’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1850
arrow-up1850imagewhat’s your best “nitric acid acts upon trousers” moment?mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 天前message-square126fedilink
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·16 天前One 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-up12·16 天前That book is a great read in general
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·16 天前It is. Unless you’re from a strictly solid rocket fuel family, then you probably won’t like it.
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 天前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.
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.