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You’re in for a treat! Check out his “Things I Won't Work With” series.

• jaggederest 3y ago
  One of the classics, his take on Chlorine Trifluoride (!!!!) 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... "It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water --- with which it reacts explosively." - John D Clark, Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
  • wiredfool 3y ago
    That’s a very interesting book if you have a passing knowledge of chemistry. Findable on the web in pdf form.
    • WaffleIronMaker 3y ago
      That's a good option, though I also enjoyed the audiobook of Ignition! on Audible.
    • r2_pilot 3y ago
      Ignition! has also now been reprinted and is well worth the purchase and read.
      • wiredfool 3y ago
        Cool, when I read it it was pdf or $300 used copies.
    • rtsil 3y ago
      I have a rusty, high-school knowledge of chemistry and Ignition made me love it (well, the part of it that is prone to explosion and corrosion). And I confirm, it's available in paper form.
  • vanderZwan 3y ago
    After which I recommend continuing with: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dioxygen-difluoride https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...