Is Tar Flammable?
There is no single compound that is “tar”. However, we all know that black or dark brown, highly viscous and distinct smelling liquid that we consider to be “tar”. It can be made out of …
Symbolism of Fire: Spiritual, Dreams, History
Fire. It’s essential for life and it brings death. Many a story revolves around fire, think of Shere Khan’s fear of fire in the Jungle Book, for example. But is there a deeper meaning in …
Dating a Firefighter: What It’s Really Like
Is there any profession as romantic as firefighting? Well, I don’t think so, but I may be biased. All kidding aside, there is something about the uniform and the act of protecting people that inspires …
Is Flour Flammable? Can it Explode?
Who doesn’t love the smell of bread baking? And you can’t have bread without flour, can you? Flour has been one of humanity’s staple sources of nutrition through the ages with our tradition of bread …
Is Acid Flammable? (Hydrochloric)
If there’s a term that we’re taught to fear during school chemistry lessons, it’s acid. The idea of a substance powerful enough to eat through our skin is terrifying (if not always a wholly accurate …
Is Hydrogen Flammable? Explosions…
Hydrogen, we’ve all heard of it and none of us have ever seen it. That is, of course, because it’s a colorless and odorless gas. It is the lightest element known to man and the …
Is Iron Flammable? Sometimes…
Iron is the most common element on Earth by mass and it’s the metal that we’re most familiar with, it’s everywhere from the utensils we eat with to the fencing that protects our properties, to …
Is Nitrogen/Liquid Nitrogen Flammable?
Nitrogen is one of the most common elements in the galaxy and it’s the biggest component of the Earth’s atmosphere. In fact, with every breath you take more than three-quarters of each lungful is nitrogen. …
Is Polyurethane Flammable? It Depends…
Polyurethane is a “commodity plastic” that is, it’s produced in huge quantities (about 25 million metric tons annually) and used for an extraordinary variety of applications. That means all of us have polyurethane within our …
Is WD40 Flammable? Yes and No…
Spend enough time in a workshop and sooner or later, someone’s going to hand you a can of WD-40. It’s the trademark name of spray-on lubricant, moisture displacer, and rust preventing agents. But is WD-40 …