Liquid tungsten
is so hot, if you dropped it into a lava flow, the lava would freeze the
tungsten.
Chlorine
Trifluoride is another extremely interesting (and dangerous) chemical I read
about today. Here's what John Clarke says about it in his book
"Ignition!"
"It is
extremely toxic, but that's the least of the problem. It burns rapidly with
every known fuel, and no delay in ignition has ever been measured. It also
burns with such things as cloth, wood, asbestos, sand, water — and, not to
mention, human beings.
And did I mention
that when added to water, it produces hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid?
For dealing with
this chemical, I always recommend a good pair of running shoes."
Dioxygen
difluoride (O2F2) is so volatile that it makes other substances ignite and
explode at any temperature hotter than -185 degree Celsius (Yes, that's 185
degrees BELOW zero).
It can literally
make ice catch fire.
It's definitely
one of those things I wouldn't want to mess with.
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