Fun with chemistry: things Derek Lowe won't work with
The "Things I Won't Work With" section of chemist Derek Lowe's blog is fascinating and creepy. I found it thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
unferth pointing out his article about chlorine trifluoride, which reacts explosively with... sand. (Also wood, water, cloth, humans, and darn near everything else.)
Details on chlorine trifluoride are at http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2008/02/26/sand_wont_save_you_this_time.php, and the full archive is at http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/things_i_wont_work_with/.
unferth pointing out his article about chlorine trifluoride, which reacts explosively with... sand. (Also wood, water, cloth, humans, and darn near everything else.)Details on chlorine trifluoride are at http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2008/02/26/sand_wont_save_you_this_time.php, and the full archive is at http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/things_i_wont_work_with/.