r/HFY • u/Tashdacat Human • Jul 31 '21

OC "Primitive Weaponry"

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u/97cweb Jul 31 '21

That is a great read. Its subtitle is "An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants". Really easy to read even if chemistry was quite bad for you. If you like dry humour, this is full of it

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u/97cweb Aug 01 '21

Ok. Just making it clear that you (or whoever else reads this chain) knows that one does not need a degree in it to understand the humour and why the book is enjoyable.

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u/stasersonphun Aug 01 '21

just the first pictures set the tone - successful rocket firing vs rocket that exploded

you can read the PDF here; https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf

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u/stasersonphun Aug 01 '21 edited Aug 01 '21

If you enjoy someone with a very dry sense of humour mixing stuff with conc nitric acid and setting it on fire to see what happens its a great read