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minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoNot only is our atmosphere made of rocket fuel, but our planet’s crust is made up of the most oxidizing substances in the universe. Our whole planet is a massive bomb waiting for the right trigger to set it off.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoThe atmosphere is made of rocket oxidizer, not fuel. Fuel would be something that reacts with oxygen: Hydrogen, Methane, etc.
Not only is our atmosphere made of rocket fuel, but our planet’s crust is made up of the most oxidizing substances in the universe.
Our whole planet is a massive bomb waiting for the right trigger to set it off.
The atmosphere is made of rocket oxidizer, not fuel. Fuel would be something that reacts with oxygen: Hydrogen, Methane, etc.