And if the 2 Al has been ground finely enough to turn into nanoparticles, then adding almost anything to it (along with an open flame) will explode, especially something like Fe2O3 (which will help it explode with all those atoms of oxygen).
Bill Fairchild Columbia, South Carolina USA Awareness is the precursor to change. > On 11/06/2024 7:02 AM EST Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > > Fe2O3 + 2 Al → 2 Fe + Al2O3 > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of > Paul Gilmartin <0000042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 2:55 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Wiping old magnetic disks (Was Re: OFF TOPIC - DELETING ALL > FILES SOFTWARE FROM A LAPTOP) > > Caution: This email did not originate from George Mason’s mail system. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 18:40:54 -0500, David Spiegel wrote: > > ... > >The solutions being discussed were to cut the tapes such that after > >cutting 2 thinner circles would result or to cut the tapes such that 2 > >semicircular pieces would result. > > ... > Why were no thermal alternative processes considered? > Environmental impact? > > It's easy to find images of a disk with a couple bullet holes. > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
