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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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Originally Posted by flatbutt
The factory explosion I mentioned was in a chicle (chewing gum) factory. They used magnesium stearate to prevent the chicle from sticking and that was the dust that exploded. Cocoa has a lot of carbon in it so I'd expect it to burn rather easily in dust form.
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Interesting, thanks for the additional detail. I wonder how the magnesium stearate compares to magnesium filings.
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'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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