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why do people think Nitrous burns?
It wasn't the O2 that was burning. It was flammables inside the capsule.
What is burning? rapid oxidation.
What is oxidation? an element chemically combining with free oxygen
Can oxygen chemically combine with itself?
No.
Larry sandiego16V
> Then ask the guys in Apollo 1 . They ran 100% oxygen. The heat was so
> intense that it melted the handles on the doors. They died in under a
minute
> and a half.
> After that they started to run Nitrogen with the Oxy...
>
> Hows that for 0.02?
>
>
> >From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
> >To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>, "ATS - Patrick Bureau"
> ><pbureau@attbi.com>, "_Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>,
> >"Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>
> >Subject: Re: why do people think Nitrous burns?
> >Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:27:50 -0500
> >
> > > Oxygen is not flammable. Oxygen will not burn.
> >
> > What you say is true, but everyone should keep in mind that oxygen
> >will make a burning flame
> >much more volatile. In the presence of enough oxygen, even oil baking on
a
> >hot exhaust manifold
> >might ignite into some serious flamage.
> > If you already got fire, more oxygen = big time bad juju.
> > We do the exact opposite on subs: My sub ran at ~17-18% oxygen when
> >underway to act as a flame
> >retardant. Poor saps couldnt even get a zippo to stay lit for more than a
> >few seconds.
> >Al
> >
> >Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> >87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
> >86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (shell donor ready to rock, still
> >planning, rocco #7)
> >87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original
clutch,
> >driveshafts, wheels :)
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> >To: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>; "_Scirocco Mailing List"
> ><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>;
> >"Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>
> >Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: why do people think Nitrous burns?
> >
> >
> > > For the exact same reason so many people think oxygen is flammable.
> > > Hospitals are the worst offenders.
> > > Oxygen is not flammable. Oxygen will not burn. Oxygen will not
> >explode
> > > (except in the sense that Patrick mentions).
> > >
> > > Larry sandiego16V
> > >
> > > > NOS IS NOT FLAMMABLE
> > > >
> > > > Why do people always think NOS - Burns...
> > > > The bottle explodes (bottle breaks by heat expansionof the Gas
inside
> >the
> > > > bottle but there is no fireball! there is Nothing flammable in NOS.
> > > >
> > > > ATs - Patrick Bureau
> > > >
> > > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Marc Peterson
> > > > =>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:35 PM
> > > > =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > =>Subject: Newest member of the "what's the point?" rice mod club
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
> > > > =>From TWICE, the Consumer Electronics trade mag...
> > > > =>
> > > > =>And I quote...
> > > > =>
> > > > => "One of the most unusual subwoofers at CES came, not
> > > > =>suprisingly, from Bazooka, with its "Bass In A Bottle" 200
> >watt,
> > > > =>8-inch subwoofer disguised as a nitrous oxide bottle.
> > > > =>The speaker,
> > > > =>aimed at the "tuner" market, was inspired by the fact that
many
> > > sport
> > > > =>compact enthusiants plave the bottles in their cars for show
> >without
> > > > =>even hooking them up, said a spokesman."
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Shown in the article is a blue cylinder the exact size as a gas
> >bottle,
> > > > =>painted blue, with a fake shutoff valve and even a sticker that
> > > > =>mimicks the
> > > > =>label on a tank, right down to the triangle shaped MSDS (Material
> >Data
> > > > =>Safety Sheet) labels. You know, the ones that say hey, this here
> > > > =>this is a
> > > > =>highly flammable product.
> > > > =>
> > > > =>I for one would not want to be a fireman running up to an accident
> >and
> > > > =>seeing what appears to be a bottle of juice in the back of the
> > > > =>hatch...only
> > > > =>to find out that its a damn speaker! Talk about unneccessary
> >panic...
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Marc
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
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