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At the end of the movie about the Kursk, someone drops one in water accidentally and it seems the air ignites afterwards. Are these candles the same thing?
by fmakunbound 4y ago
At the end of the movie about the Kursk, someone drops one in water accidentally and it seems the air ignites afterwards. Are these candles the same thing?
- mothsonasloth 4y agoThat was a potassium or alkali metal oxide that reacted with the salt water and exploded
- belorn 4y agoPotassium superoxide which acts as an CO2 scrubber, oxygen generator and dehumidifier in one. It reacts violently with water, and since it produce massive amount of heat and oxygen, it will also cause an explosive fire if the reaction occur near a fuel. In Kursk it is suspected that it got dropped into water that had a lot of oil floating on top.