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> The risk, of course, is that pure oxygen under high pressure requires but a spark to ignite and rapidly burn. Frustrating to see even a technically-oriented
by colinbartlett 10y ago
> The risk, of course, is that pure oxygen under high pressure requires but a spark to ignite and rapidly burn.
Frustrating to see even a technically-oriented publication report that oxygen burns.
- Ajedi32 10y agoI don't know, I think it kinda depends on how you look at it. Sure oxygen doesn't burn without a fuel source, but a fuel source won't burn without oxygen either; both are required in order to produce fire. Why do we then say the fuel is burning but not the oxygen? Just a thought...
- robryk 10y agoBecause oxygen is much more common than fuel on Earth's surface.