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03-31-2008 04:05 PM
Thread: Nitromethane and alcohol ?'s
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Maybe I glossed over a detail. While you can...
Maybe I glossed over a detail. While you can write a simple equation for a combustion reaction, in the actual event there is a lot of "hells-a-poppin" collisions between hot molecules that break...
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03-30-2008 12:38 PM
Thread: Nitromethane and alcohol ?'s
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Tech1, Thanks for the kind words. There are easy...
Tech1, Thanks for the kind words. There are easy answers and complicated answers. First the easy answers at
http://www.nitromethane.com/
There we see the "autoignition temperature" of 315... -
03-29-2008 08:14 PM
Thread: Nitromethane and alcohol ?'s
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Tuffnuff, maybe he means "Good Night"? I wasn't...
Tuffnuff, maybe he means "Good Night"? I wasn't around drag tracks much at all but I enjoyed short circle track racing as a spectator. I know where most of the Deuce coupes went and saw a lot of...
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03-29-2008 07:14 PM
Thread: Nitromethane and alcohol ?'s
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It is very interesting to hear first hand...
It is very interesting to hear first hand experiences from folks who have used nitromethane. I have only messed with it and methanol in the lab as chemical reagents so I can only say two things. ...
I launched a set of books today aimed at small children. Even managed to hit three of the little beggars...
the Official CHR joke page duel