Boba Rhett Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 Well, insomnia has once again claimed any chance that I have of sleeping today so I though I might as well make some posts. Why doesn't water burn? Don't say, "Because it's water, dumbarse." Seriously though, why not? It's made of hydrogen, which is flammable, and oxygen, which is required for things to burn. "Why I never thought of that!" you say? Of course you haven't. The reason it doesn't burn is because it's already been "burnt." Light a candle and what do you get as a byproduct? That's right. You get water. It started off as hydrocarbon but as the candle burnt the hydrogen oxidized thus creating water. A stable substance and much less flammable than an unburned mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. Still, it is possible to burn water. By torching water in the presence of fluorine gas you will get a flame that produces oxygen and hydrogen fluoride, which are even more stable than water plus fluorine. Thus concludes the trivia of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DashRendar Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 I understood three words:Oxygen, Water, and Hydrogen other than that it was pretty interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 well, that is what happens when you have 2 flammable liquids put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 Wow rhett, i never knew that...oh wait, yes i did But combustion reactions aren't the only way water is "created"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 pour gas in a pool and throw a match in. while people who are swimming in it complain about the water being too cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eets Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 *scratches head* eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted December 22, 2001 Share Posted December 22, 2001 now dont we have a geneous i never thought of that and thanks for the very useful bit of knowledge u have given me i appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SlashAndBurn Posted December 23, 2001 Share Posted December 23, 2001 Keep em comming Rhett! Soon I'll be able to go on Win Ben Steins Money!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted December 23, 2001 Share Posted December 23, 2001 Originally posted by krkode now dont we have a geneous He just looks them all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted December 23, 2001 Share Posted December 23, 2001 he probably just browses through some science websites and copy paste everything here:D dont u rhett..????????jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 23, 2001 Author Share Posted December 23, 2001 I do not copy and paste this stuff. I read through it and write out my own thing for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artoo Posted December 23, 2001 Share Posted December 23, 2001 So all the water in the world was on fire at one point. UH HUH. that's very...... interessting wether it is true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 24, 2001 Author Share Posted December 24, 2001 Err...... I never said that. A bit more reading, a bit less posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artoo Posted December 24, 2001 Share Posted December 24, 2001 I see how it could work. It would go all the way to the Big Bang but then wouldn't everything be burnt already if it originated in the big bang? So the mystery continues when did part of the earth get burned and turned into water? Can anyone answer these pointless questions? Will Rhett ever post another pointless trivia of the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 24, 2001 Author Share Posted December 24, 2001 Most certainly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted December 24, 2001 Share Posted December 24, 2001 http://www.howthingswork.com that's probably where he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 24, 2001 Author Share Posted December 24, 2001 I've been there maybe twice in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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