Comment on NASA's Curiosity Rover Uncovers Trove of Yellow Crystals on Mars

Bell@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• EleventhHour@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Also diamonds, in a giant bamboo stalk to stuff it all into

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  • Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, the saltpeter (potassium nitrate) is really the key ingredient here. It’s the rapid oxidizer compound that gives your anti-Gorn cannon its boom boom. Without that, mixing all the other stuff together is just going to be smelly and disappointing.

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    • EleventhHour@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      yay chemistry!

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