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submitted 2 weeks ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

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