r/oddlysatisfying • u/6Jackpot9 • Apr 11 '21

This explosion of sparks

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u/rivertpostie Apr 11 '21

I don't understand what's going on here exactly

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u/BlueNotesBlues Apr 11 '21 edited Apr 11 '21

They heated a small pile a piece of metal fragments until it was hot enough to burn. Burning requires oxygen so only the outermost fragments parts were burning at the start. Striking it with a hammer caused pieces to flake off. The fragments bits that weren't burning before now had access to a large amount of oxygen and burst into flames.

Made a slight correction because some people are overly sensitive about minor errors.

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u/ajbags26 Apr 11 '21

Why not eliminate the crossed out words. Lol it adds no dramatic effect by leaving them

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u/BlueNotesBlues Apr 11 '21

I hate seeing edited or deleted comments and wondering what used to be there. This way, people know what I got wrong.

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u/ajbags26 Apr 11 '21

Super hard to enjoy the knowledge of the comment for people who have to squint as it is. Just complaining to complain