Comment on Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)parentComments−TeMPOraL2yRFNAIsn't this one of those substances that is hypergolic with everything around them, including air, water, and test engineers?−philipkglass2yYou're thinking of chlorine trifluoride [1]. But red fuming nitric acid is also hypergolic with many fuels.[1] https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...−EA-31672yIt's... a little spicy sure, and yeah maybe the acid burns and NO2 exposure are a bit lethal.But my god man, think of the specific impulse! ;)−colechristensen2yNot quite, it contains a little bit of water and will be fine sitting on a bench in an open beaker. But you should really avoid touching it or having it touch anything, particularly anything with carbon in it.
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Isn't this one of those substances that is hypergolic with everything around them, including air, water, and test engineers?
You're thinking of chlorine trifluoride [1]. But red fuming nitric acid is also hypergolic with many fuels.
[1] https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...
It's... a little spicy sure, and yeah maybe the acid burns and NO2 exposure are a bit lethal.
But my god man, think of the specific impulse! ;)
Not quite, it contains a little bit of water and will be fine sitting on a bench in an open beaker. But you should really avoid touching it or having it touch anything, particularly anything with carbon in it.