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Seen it before, still a fun read though. What else could you say about a substance that will instantly set ICE on fire?!

• ceejayoz 11y ago
  > What else could you say about a substance that will instantly set ICE on fire?! That's nothing! From the same series: > The compound also a stronger oxidizing agent than oxygen itself, which also puts it into rare territory. That means that it can potentially go on to “burn” things that you would normally consider already burnt to hell and gone, and a practical consequence of that is that it’ll start roaring reactions with things like bricks and asbestos tile. http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2008/02/26/sand_wont_save_you_this_time http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2008/02/26/san... Yes, chlorine trifluoride will set asbestos on fire.