The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoCan I lick it?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGet a bottle of pure oxygen and open it over a tongue-simulator¹ to see what happens. People usually use a hot-dog. But with oxygen, even a piece of wood is close enough.
minus-squareBreadOven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou need something else along with the oxygen to cause combustion.
minus-squareSiethron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe mercury and Gemini space programs had cabins consisting of pure oxygen. And those astronauts were fine.
Get a bottle of pure oxygen and open it over a tongue-simulator¹ to see what happens.
People usually use a hot-dog. But with oxygen, even a piece of wood is close enough.
You need something else along with the oxygen to cause combustion.
The mercury and Gemini space programs had cabins consisting of pure oxygen. And those astronauts were fine.
Apollo 1 says hi.