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I first read https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-you-time https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo... so I will always

I first read https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-you-time https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo... so I will always have a soft spot for it. "[...] 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."

jiggawatts 4y ago
If you keep researching, it’s a fun rabbit hole of the Internet to go down. The Material Safety Data Sheet from one of the few(!) manufacturers is… something else. The MSDS warnings for ClF3 read like the State Department travel advisory warnings for Bhakmut.
robinsonb5 4y ago
That was my introduction to the series, too - certainly a classic! (I have a vague recollection that it was linked to from DansData at some point, but couldn't swear to it.)