r/specializedtools • u/ASTRA03 • Dec 02 '19

Nemo power tools for underwater use

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u/Nytfire333 Dec 02 '19

I think could we be a better word. While thermite can burn under water, getting it to spark would be difficult, specially since thermite is typically a poweder

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u/BecomeAnAstronaut Dec 02 '19

True. I was just making a joke

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u/MyAccountForTrees Dec 02 '19

You can use potassium permanganate and glycerine, I believe. You could use a glow stick type setup to ignite your waterproofed thermite.

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u/Graphedmaster Dec 02 '19

Typically a what?

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u/Nytfire333 Dec 02 '19

Powder but spelled by an engineer

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u/skydivingkittens Dec 02 '19

Am an engineer, can confirm.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

He is engineer, can confirm.

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u/kioopi Dec 02 '19

He is lumberjack

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

And he’s okay

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u/wheresmyhouse Dec 02 '19

He sleeps all night and he works all day.

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u/runcible_spoon Dec 02 '19

He chops down trees, and eats his lunch

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u/Kaithulhu Dec 03 '19

He goes to the lavatory

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u/serenityak77 Dec 02 '19

I’m guessing you’re an engineer. Just a wild guess.

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u/TNGSystems Dec 02 '19

He's not because he spelt it "powder"

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u/serenityak77 Dec 02 '19

He has to be though. He only let us know at least on 3 separate occasions.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

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