Chemical of the Week

[Error]

Chlorine trifouride. Described by a NASA fuel specialost:

"It is, of course, extremely toxic, but that's the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known fuel, and so rapidly hypergolic that no ignition delay has ever been measured. 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. It can be kept in some of the ordinary structural metals — steel, copper, aluminum, etc. — because of the formation of a thin film of insoluble metal fluoride which protects the bulk of the metal, just as the invisible coat of oxide on aluminum keeps it from burning up in the atmosphere. If, however, this coat is melted or scrubbed off, and has no chance to reform, the operator is confronted with the problem of coping with a metal-fluorine fire. For dealing with this situation, I have always recommended a good pair of running shoes."

Fun stuff.

[cats]

[Vinyl]

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

[Ivan2006]

What would happen if someone airdropped a canister of that stuff onto North Korea?

[CMA]

What would happen if someone airdropped a canister of that stuff onto North Korea?

A relatively small local fire.

[Error]

A sizable explosions followed gy a fairly small local fire, which would render any soil and water nearby unusable by toxicity.

It would likely detonate aboard your aircraft, though.

[Archduke Daynel, PhD]

Also, the innocent civilians would suffer more than the mean North Korean dictators and military people, and North Korea would go tell China the Americans were mean and then they'd invade South Korea.

[Shadowcatbot]

Heres the plan: When North Korea is hosting a military parade and all the generals and shorty are in the same place, we just drop chemical weapons on that portion of the city. Then lol at the UN and china flipping their shit.

[cannonfodder]

better yet just drop chemical weapons up your fucking asshole

then there'll be a goddamn parade

[Tau]

better yet just drop chemical weapons up your fucking asshole

then there'll be a goddamn parade

Petition to tempban?

[Prototype]

Well this has gone beyond a joke by now.

[҉]

Well this has gone beyond a joke by now.

We had a fairly lengthy conversation about it, and basically he knows it's wrong and doesn't care, and also doesn't care if he gets banned.

[Iv121]

Well if all parties are fine with it why not ?

[Saravanth]

[CMA]

better yet just drop chemical weapons up your fucking asshole

then there'll be a goddamn parade

Why did I laugh so much?