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"Real Water" that poisoned dozens contained chemical from rocket fuel (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The water contained hydrogen AND oxygen! Rocket fuel!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If only... The rocket fuel in question is a fun little chemical called hydrazine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrazine

I like the way it plays "gotta catch 'em all" with the hazard symbols