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[โ€“] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if we can call it chemistry but quenching steel.

In high school I was doing blacksmithing and so quenching the blade was part of the process, probably my favorite part.

Heating the blade above 800ยฐC and dipping it in oil, with the oil instantly catching fire was always very dramatic.

[โ€“] Kindness@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Fire is chemistry.