> This is in contrast with fluorine-based oxidants like ClF3, which is hypergolic with sand, asbestos, or water. Speaking of things that 'splode, there's a lov

> This is in contrast with fluorine-based oxidants like ClF3, which is hypergolic with sand, asbestos, or water. Speaking of things that 'splode, there's a lovely article that makes the rounds here every so often by Dr. Derek Lowe on the onomatopoeically named FOOF (dioxygen diflouride)[1], one of his "Things I won't work with."[2] [1]: https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2010/02/23/things_i_wont_work_with_dioxygen_difluoride https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2010/02/23/th... [2]: https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/category/things-i-wont-work-with https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/category/thin...