EverydayVelociraptor t1_je81wsb wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:08 AM

Reply to comment by 8i66ie5ma115 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa

Yay for books about weird science. Currently reading "Ignition" by John Clark all about the history of rocket fuel.

Smogz_ t1_je9n0is wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Rocket fuel is nasty stuff. My dad worked with rocket engines at Edwards in the 60s and worked on the Apollo 11 lunar module descent engine. His supervisor at Edwards said to avoid getting it on him and that when he gets older he’ll get constant itching. He has the itchies. His buddy that got more on him has it really bad.

Cloudsbursting t1_jea7md5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:24 PM

If you liked “Ignition” you’d love the remix.

xmlemar10 t1_jea90yd wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Hot n fresh out the kitchen

kendollsplasticsoul t1_jeakrm9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:50 PM

It's the freaking weekend baby

deadcell t1_je9jtaw wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:22 PM

Ignition was a hoot!

gdubh t1_je9rgmf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:26 PM

Solid choice

Mad_Aeric t1_jeamyey wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:04 PM

That's been on my reading list for ages, I'm always coming across excerpts from it. Mainly the bit about fluorine trichloride.