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Loki-L t1_ive8kfr wrote

Fun Fact:

The Dutch word for a mix of oxygen and hydrogen is "Knalgas", literally "bang-gas".

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[deleted] t1_ivg3da3 wrote

In English we just call that explosive. You would never mix those.

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Loki-L t1_ivg5ocw wrote

Actually it turns out the English term too is Knallgas, because that is what it is called in German and Chemistry was German language dominated in the 18th century and some bits of that still are left over.

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