Not exactly explode. Burn vigorously, yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite
On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 9:16 AM WILLIAM FAIRCHILD <00000734ac09691b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > 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 -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
