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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is a single-component rocket fuel, which means the rocket will not explode in a huge slow-burning red fireball, but detonate like a nuclear explosion, minimal visual effects but maximum shockwave, and a mushroom cloud of vapor.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This one behaves like Acetone peroxide. Is it similiar unstable/unusable?

Edit: well...

lifetime at room temperature of around 36 milliseconds

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

… what causes the radiation to heat things up? Surely not a detonation event that compresses fissile material.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well ok. Edited it out.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago

Get Elon on that rocket at once

[–] match@pawb.social 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Me when I see a new super compact rocket fuel: 😃

Me when world is at war and rocket fuel can also be untraceable high explosive: 🤐

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is uranium a rocket fuel? Us Space Force probably:

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like time for another "Things I won't work with".

[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 5 points 2 months ago

The blog series, for the uninitiated:

Derek Lowe's blog on science.org

https://www.science.org/topic/blog-category/things-i-wont-work-with

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 2 points 2 months ago

I read an article a good 20 years ago called Flourine: The Tiger of Chemistry. I'm certain it was by this guy. But I recall some cursing. I don't think it was on science.org. Haven't been able to find the piece in years, but it was funny as hell.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

N6 would not burn with a flame: it’s just a burst of energy that generates a large volume [of gas] – so a lot of thrust, and it is non-corrosive

Reminds me of the time I ran a 100m dash 30 minutes after eating a kilo of Taco Bell.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Bro was running on fumes 💨

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 months ago

Well, that's pretty cool. But boy is that shit gonna go bang when the power goes out.

I've heard similar claims about metallic hydrogen as an energy storage medium.
I guess if we can just make shit up, neutronium would be even better.