I'm not sure I fully agree with his conclusions, but it was interesting to watch nonetheless.
Spoilers below:
Like some of the youtube commenters, I would like to see his conclusions tested by using an inert gas at atmospheric pressure.
Also, it seemed to me that some of the compounds with their own oxidizers burned well, but the combustion couldn't form a chain reaction from one clump to the next. This was sort of addressed by the solid rocket fuel, but it wasn't clear whether that has its own oxygen or not. I suppose the pressure of a gas could insulate the combustion and allow for hotter temperatures and also conduct/convect heat to neighbouring clumps to start a chain reaction.
There is a possibility that the gas prevents the combusting clumps from flying away, as seemed to happen. Some of the compounds made a sort of fountain of clumps.
I'm not sure I fully agree with his conclusions, but it was interesting to watch nonetheless.
Spoilers below:
Like some of the youtube commenters, I would like to see his conclusions tested by using an inert gas at atmospheric pressure.
Also, it seemed to me that some of the compounds with their own oxidizers burned well, but the combustion couldn't form a chain reaction from one clump to the next. This was sort of addressed by the solid rocket fuel, but it wasn't clear whether that has its own oxygen or not. I suppose the pressure of a gas could insulate the combustion and allow for hotter temperatures and also conduct/convect heat to neighbouring clumps to start a chain reaction.
There is a possibility that the gas prevents the combusting clumps from flying away, as seemed to happen. Some of the compounds made a sort of fountain of clumps.
I'm not sure I fully agree with his conclusions, but it was interesting to watch nonetheless.
Spoilers below:
Like some of the youtube commenters, I would like to see his conclusions tested by using an inert gas at atmospheric pressure.
Also, it seemed to me that some of the compounds with their own oxidizers burned well, but the combustion couldn't form a chain reaction from one clump to the next. This was sort of addressed by the solid rocket fuel, but it wasn't clear whether that has its own oxygen or not. I suppose the pressure of a gas could insulate the combustion and allow for hotter temperatures and also conduct/convect heat to neighbouring clumps to start a chain reaction.
There is a possibility that the gas prevents the combusting clumps from flying away, as seemed to happen. Some of the compounds made a sort of fountain of clumps.