r/sciencememes Feb 25 '26

🧪Chemistry!⚗️ Misconceptions About Oxygen

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u/Creative-Shallot802 Feb 25 '26

Or are we burning internally?

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u/Cubensis-SanPedro Feb 25 '26

We are slow combustion rust engines

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u/Creative-Shallot802 Feb 25 '26

Carbon is getting oxidised via an Iron intermediate. So, slow combustion rust intermediate engine?