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You can't burn water, because it's already burnt (lemmy.ml)
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Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material. Water is 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. Every molecule is fully oxidized. It's also a common byproduct of fire. Therefore, you can't burn it, because it's already burnt

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[-] Xariphon@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or Chlorine Trifluoride. That's some "no way in hell" stuff right there.

[-] Vodik_VDK@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Isn't this the stuff that the fascists tried to weaonize in WWII, but it was too dangerous to handle and it, like, burnt down a concrete bunker or something?

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