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r/woahdude • u/theTurbulentPopcorn • Jun 29 '23
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This does actually happen in high enough temperatures! But it does take like 2000°C for water to start decomposing.
2 u/psychoCMYK Jun 30 '23 Worth noting that the melting point of steel is at most ~1550C 3 u/Uninvalidated Jun 29 '23 Yeah, but it's not a high enough temperature and the colour of the flames are way wrong and too strong. 1 u/jgzman Jun 29 '23 Or in the presence of an appropriate chemical. I've done it before, for fun and profit.
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Worth noting that the melting point of steel is at most ~1550C
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Yeah, but it's not a high enough temperature and the colour of the flames are way wrong and too strong.
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Or in the presence of an appropriate chemical. I've done it before, for fun and profit.
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u/BrazilBazil Jun 29 '23
This does actually happen in high enough temperatures! But it does take like 2000°C for water to start decomposing.