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minus-squareNotyoulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI was surprised when I heard about a sugar factory exploding. I had no idea if there was enough sugar particles in the air then it could ignite. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia_Imperial_Sugar_refinery_explosion
minus-squareFellowEnt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoYou can do a super fun science experiment at home (custard powder is commonly used but icing sugar might work) to demonstrate this.
minus-squareNotyoulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoOh neat. I might regret finding out about that later. 😂
I was surprised when I heard about a sugar factory exploding. I had no idea if there was enough sugar particles in the air then it could ignite.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia_Imperial_Sugar_refinery_explosion
You can do a super fun science experiment at home (custard powder is commonly used but icing sugar might work) to demonstrate this.
Oh neat. I might regret finding out about that later. 😂