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> But I have to admit, I’d never thought much about the next analog of hydrogen peroxide. Instead of having two oxygens in there, why not three: HOOOH? Indeed,
by bambax 10y ago
> But I have to admit, I’d never thought much about the next analog of hydrogen peroxide. Instead of having two oxygens in there, why not three: HOOOH? Indeed, why not? This is a general principle that can be extended to many other similar situations. Instead of being locked in a self-storage unit with two rabid wolverines, why not three? Instead of having two liters of pyridine poured down your trousers, why not three? And so on – it’s a liberating thought. It’s true that adding more oxygen-oxygen bonds to a compound will eventually liberate the tiles from your floor and your windows from their frames, but that comes with the territory.
From http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2014/10/10/things_i_wont_work_with_peroxide_peroxides http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2014/10/10/thi...
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- digi_owl 10y agoI could have sworn he has one about long chains of nitrogen as well. An eyeopener for me, as even though i grew up on a farm i never considered nitrogen to be so "lively". Edit: Ah, found it. http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2010/10/14/whoa_time_to_clean_the_fishtank_uh_root_canal_appointment_look_at_the_time http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2010/10/14/who...
- cr0sh 10y agoYou grew up on a farm and never decided to make a bit of ANFO?
- digi_owl 10y agoDidn't have the right friends or reading material i suspect.
- cr0sh 10y agoYeah - I was just ribbin' ya a little. :) To someone who didn't know, the idea of those two common "farm items" being mixed to produce an explosive material wouldn't be expected or thought about (unless your dad or relative you lived with was into "stump removal" or such and too cheap to purchase the real stuff).