Re: More ET foam woes

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:20:46 GMT, henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer)
wrote:

>Peroxide is mother's milk next to nitrogen tetroxide. Peroxide is, in
>fact, about as close as you can get to a harmless strong oxidizer.

Then why, for curiositys' sake, are people so fearful of it? Every
space and rocketry group I read has a thread about the
inappropriateness of peroxide... but the only 'why' I get when I ask
is "Because it's Nasty Stuff".

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