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ourmandave ◴[31 Mar 25 14:10 UTC] No.43535264[source]▶

Dioxygen Difluoride

That both words start with DIe! is enough to warn me off.

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Ygg2 ◴[31 Mar 25 14:45 UTC] No.43535659[source]▶

Dihydorgen Dioxide. Oh no!

icehawk ◴[31 Mar 25 15:03 UTC] No.43535853[source]▶

High test peroxide is used as a rocket monopropellant, and was involved with the loss of the submarines HMS Sidon and Kursk.

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Ygg2 ◴[31 Mar 25 20:19 UTC] No.43539454[source]▶

Many things are used as rocket propellant not least of which O2. As in all things dose makes the poison.

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chowells ◴[31 Mar 25 23:21 UTC] No.43541069[source]▶

You missed a prefix in monopropellant. That "mono-" is doing a lot of work that you ignored.

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1. Ygg2 ◴[01 Apr 25 07:58 UTC] No.43544016[source]▶

Oh, then add nitrous oxide. There, problem solved.

> That "mono-" is doing a lot of work that you ignored.

Ironic, given they generally produce less thrust.

Things I Won't Work With: Dioxygen Difluoride (2010)