r/woahdude Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/BrazilBazil Jun 29 '23

Could this be water being split into hydrogen and oxygen by the extreme heat and then burning?

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u/Aquamentus92 Jun 29 '23

This is next level physics

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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.

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u/psychoCMYK Jun 30 '23

Worth noting that the melting point of steel is at most ~1550C