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pixl9701/16/20252 repliesview on HN

I mean blowing liquid oxygen on something with a hot heat source beside it typically turns things to fuel you wouldn't expect. Like metal.


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modeless01/16/2025

Good point, must have been an O2 leak oxidizing random stuff.

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londons_explore01/17/2025

At atmospheric pressure, yes.

But up at 140km altitude, the pressure is so low that I don't think even pure oxygen would lead to combustion.

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