Comment on “Real Water” that poisoned dozens contained chemical in rocket fuel — An expert witness testified hydrazine was likely formed during an electrolysis process

• danielbln@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah, this ain’t “dihydrogen monoxide lol11!”, hydrazine is really really nasty stuff.

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• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They can say it included a highly toxic chemical. Whether or not it’s used in rocket fuel is completely irrelevant.

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  • paintbucketholder@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They could say that, but a primary use for hydrazine is rocket fuel, so I’m not sure why I should find the headline outrageous.

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    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Because we’re not talking about making rockets - we’re talking about water.

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• Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Legitimately serious chemical, but the “cOnTaInEd cHeMiCaL iN rOcKeT fUeL” bit of the headline is sensationalist clickbait.

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  • frezik@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    On the contrary, hydrazine is nasty stuff. If anything, the headline missed out on being more sensational than it could be.

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• TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Some mushrooms contain hydrazine (Gyromitra esculenta), just because its used as rocket fuel doesn’t mean IT’S rocket fuel.

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