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[–] remon@ani.social 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

One of my favourites lines from "Ignition" by John Clark.

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.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That book is a great read in general

[–] remon@ani.social 8 points 3 days ago

It is. Unless you're from a strictly solid rocket fuel family, then you probably won't like it.

Chlorine trifluoride? The best part of that quote is the end imo. It's an amazing oxidizer but it's also hugely impractical to store or work with.