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Making MTV Anti-Missile Flares (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by WaterWaiver@aussie.zone to c/straya@aussie.zone

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“And then we’re going to add this suspension into some hexane. I mean here I’m just using Shellite because it’s from Bunnings and I dunno who else uses this so I feel like if I stop buying it Bunnings will stop selling it so, it’s like a couple of bucks and it’s like hexanes, it’s so good, Bunnings keep selling this please”

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[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I cannot take the time to watch the video, but what does MTV have to do with infrared flares?

Pop video violence?

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

MTV is the chemical make up of the flares. It's magnesium, Teflon (the oxidizer) and Viton (I haven't seen the video fully, but it might be a way to slow down the reaction)

[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

TIL that Music TeleVision is thermite.

[–] biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium/Teflon/Viton

Thermites based on magnesium/Teflon/Viton, aka MTV-compositions, have been in use since the 1950s as payloads in infrared decoy flare applications.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

!Wrong answer!<

He's remaking the flares that lit Michael Jackson on fire during that music video

For real though, glad to hear he finally submitted his PhD