Can a vacuum still work in the vacuum of space
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Originally posted by Troll View PostWill explosives still explode in the vacuum of space?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Morning, by the way."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Blimey .. the old share portfolio is up a bit todayHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostYesHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostWill explosives still explode in the vacuum of space?
if you turn on a vacuum cleaner in a vacuum what does it leave behind?Comment
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Provided it has a means of detonation then yes it will. Most, if not all, explosives contain an oxygen source in their chemical make up, known as the oxidising agent, and will go bang quite happily in a vacuum. As a side effect, this is why you can go fishing with dynamite"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DS23 View Postthat is a good question but what i want to know is:
if you turn on a vacuum cleaner in a vacuum what does it leave behind?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostProvided it has a means of detonation then yes it will. Most, if not all, explosives contain an oxygen source in their chemical make up, known as the oxidising agent, and will go bang quite happily in a vacuum. As a side effect, this is why you can go fishing with dynamite
So it will go bang, but not burn?"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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