bintananth
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Something extremely dangerous can also be extremely beneficial. Take hydrogen peroxide, for example.And yet despite all that, it was worth doing. the lesson of sci fi is that those should be forbidden technologies who will only bring harm.
But in reality, despite the risks, despite the losses, it was enormously beneficial and worth doing
You can buy it at practically any pharmacy or convience store and it's used for things like household cleaining, disinfecting wounds, and bleaching hair.
It's also been used as the oxidizer in rocket motors, some of which did not have a fuel, because it's much easier to handle than liquid oxygen. The 1270°C cloud of steam and hot oxygen out, about, and looking for an excuse to cause trouble is not fun. With high-test H2O2 it doesn't take much before you're dialing 911 and requesting paramedics.
NOTE: The 2H2O2 -> 2H2O + 2O2 reaction has enough "omph" to make things go suborbital all by itself before the oxygen sets anything on fire.
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