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[-] frezik@midwest.social 29 points 2 months ago

There's also this rocket with fluorine in the fuel: https://youtu.be/KX-0Xw6kkrc

The thing had an asbestos liner, and that's the least concerning thing about it. Oh, and they also used lithium in the mix to make a controlled metal fire. So they combined a very reactive group one metal with very reactive fluorine, and this is fine.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I love this so much

Ok, so we have a large tank of pyrophoric and highly corrosive metal at 300C which we hope to convert to a metal fire. A metal fire is scary enough. A metal fire in pure oxygen would be worse. But...we can do better.

You have my interest yes

Oxygen isn't the best oxidiser.

Why is there heroic orchestra music in my mind now

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