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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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You can't burn water, because it's already burnt (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by arcrust@lemmy.ml 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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[–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was some other thread talking about invisible fire produced by burning a particular gas... imagine getting burned and not being able to identify the source

[–] mlc894@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re probably referring to methanol fires! Commonly used as a fuel for things like F1 cars, iirc.

[–] ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Hydrogen fires have the same characteristic as i understand it