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322 points atomroflbomber | 8 comments | 03 Aug 23 08:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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shireboy ◴[03 Aug 23 12:08 UTC] No.36984694[source]▶
Going to have to start following this Derek Lowe guy. He also had a good balanced bit on room temp superconductor. Well done science reporting without the hyperbole.
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1. flobosg ◴[03 Aug 23 12:13 UTC] No.36984741[source]▶
You’re in for a treat! Check out his “Things I Won't Work With” series.
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2. jaggederest ◴[03 Aug 23 12:25 UTC] No.36984880[source]▶
One of the classics, his take on Chlorine Trifluoride (!!!!)

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...

"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."

- John D Clark, Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

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3. wiredfool ◴[03 Aug 23 13:38 UTC] No.36985726[source]▶
That’s a very interesting book if you have a passing knowledge of chemistry. Findable on the web in pdf form.
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4. WaffleIronMaker ◴[03 Aug 23 13:41 UTC] No.36985782{3}[source]▶
That's a good option, though I also enjoyed the audiobook of Ignition! on Audible.
5. r2_pilot ◴[03 Aug 23 13:59 UTC] No.36986037{3}[source]▶
Ignition! has also now been reprinted and is well worth the purchase and read.
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6. wiredfool ◴[03 Aug 23 14:51 UTC] No.36986772{4}[source]▶
Cool, when I read it it was pdf or $300 used copies.
7. vanderZwan ◴[03 Aug 23 14:57 UTC] No.36986843[source]▶
After which I recommend continuing with: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...
8. rtsil ◴[03 Aug 23 20:49 UTC] No.36991645{3}[source]▶
I have a rusty, high-school knowledge of chemistry and Ignition made me love it (well, the part of it that is prone to explosion and corrosion). And I confirm, it's available in paper form.