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You can't burn water, because it's already burnt (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material. Water is 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. Every molecule is fully oxidized. It's also a common byproduct of fire. Therefore, you can't burn it, because it's already burnt

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[–] 85 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Reddit hasn't had a quality shower thought like this on the front page in years. Well done fediverse.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Any time I tried to post a shower thought on Reddit it was deleted because it either was posted previously (at any point in time, even if it was years ago) or was posted somewhere else online, not just Reddit, also at any point in time.

    Nuts.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I've seen a few great ones lately, but I've also been seeing a ton from people who don't understand the concept very well. Things like "it's not nice to be mean to people" or "there are more countries in Asia than China, Japan, and South Korea." I can't really say much as I haven't posted anything myself, but c'mon people!

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