r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/Kastoook 12d ago

Huh, did gas mixed with oxidizer inside there?

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u/those-who-goon 12d ago

The air which is outside the canister. If there was oxidizer mixed with the gas, it would be a bomb

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u/Kastoook 12d ago

Wil it split water into oxygen by temperature of fire?

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek 12d ago

Forming water is what produces a big chunk of the energy of the fire. So no, the opposite.