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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was surprised when I heard about a sugar factory exploding. I had no idea if there was enough sugar particles in the air then it could ignite.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia_Imperial_Sugar_refinery_explosion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can do a super fun science experiment at home (custard powder is commonly used but icing sugar might work) to demonstrate this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Oh neat. I might regret finding out about that later. 😂