Comments on: I’ll take “things that burn asbestos” for $100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: OCT http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2250 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:20:03 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2250 I've found both <a href="http://www.twistedphysics.typepad.com/" rel="nofollow">Cocktail Party Physics</a> and <a href="http://pipeline.corante.com/" rel="nofollow">Derek Lowe's</a> blog to be a good read, magetoo. I’ve found both Cocktail Party Physics and Derek Lowe’s blog to be a good read, magetoo.

]]> by: magetoo http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2248 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:59:57 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2248 The question right now is more like "I wonder where unfunk lives...". So we know what to look for on the news. (Thanks for mentioning this, Dan. This made it obvious that I need to read more chemistry blogs. Hmm, I wonder if OpenCourseWare or anyone else has anything interesting...) The question right now is more like “I wonder where unfunk lives…”. So we know what to look for on the news.

(Thanks for mentioning this, Dan. This made it obvious that I need to read more chemistry blogs. Hmm, I wonder if OpenCourseWare or anyone else has anything interesting…)

]]> by: unfunk http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2247 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:26:12 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2247 I think the question on everybody's mind is: "where can I get some?" This stuff sounds like fun! I think the question on everybody’s mind is: “where can I get some?” This stuff sounds like fun!

]]> by: Alan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2246 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:36:30 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2246 When it comes to secure disposal of old hard drives, this stuff would compete with thermite. Hydroflouric acid sounds like it would eat through platters quite well. When it comes to secure disposal of old hard drives, this stuff would compete with thermite. Hydroflouric acid sounds like it would eat through platters quite well.

]]> by: reyalp http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2244 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:58:07 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2244 Anything hypergolic with sand and concrete gets a thumbs up from me... sci.space.* had a recurring theme of the highest performance/nastiest possible rocket propellant combination, and various F compounds were always strong contenders. The highest ISP combination ever demonstrated actually scores pretty well here: Florine oxidizer, and liquid lithium and hydrogen fuel. Needless to say, despite the outstanding measured ISP of 542 (compare to the Shuttle SSME at a mere ~450) no one has ever tried to fly this combination. Anything hypergolic with sand and concrete gets a thumbs up from me…

sci.space.* had a recurring theme of the highest performance/nastiest possible rocket propellant combination, and various F compounds were always strong contenders. The highest ISP combination ever demonstrated actually scores pretty well here: Florine oxidizer, and liquid lithium and hydrogen fuel. Needless to say, despite the outstanding measured ISP of 542 (compare to the Shuttle SSME at a mere ~450) no one has ever tried to fly this combination.

]]> by: Bruce http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2243 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:13:59 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2243 SO Dan, when you accept that it is your destiny to be an Evil Genius, is this how you will dispose of the bodies ? Sounds much more likely to destroy any DNA than <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowtown_murders" title="hydrochloric acid" rel="nofollow"></a> SO Dan, when you accept that it is your destiny to be an Evil Genius, is this how you will dispose of the bodies ? Sounds much more likely to destroy any DNA than

]]> by: Darrell http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2242 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:46:30 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2242 Wow. That wikipedia article is frightening. Truly nasty stuff. Wow. That wikipedia article is frightening. Truly nasty stuff.

]]> by: Jason Miller http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2241 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:09:53 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2241 I work for a major US semi-conductor company and sure enough, we have this in our inventory. The MSDS reads like a joke :) So much for Phosgene being on the top of my list of nastiest chemicals withing 100 yards of my desk :/ I work for a major US semi-conductor company and sure enough, we have this in our inventory. The MSDS reads like a joke :) So much for Phosgene being on the top of my list of nastiest chemicals withing 100 yards of my desk :/

]]> by: rho http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2240 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:45:54 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2240 I'm going to stop reading your blog, you uncover horrible things. <em>Horrible.</em> On the other hand, now I have an idea of what to do to spammers. I’m going to stop reading your blog, you uncover horrible things. Horrible.

On the other hand, now I have an idea of what to do to spammers.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2237 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:43:47 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/03/05/ill-take-things-that-burn-asbestos-for-100/#comment-2237 Quite so. Fixed now! Quite so. Fixed now!

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