eli5 why do fuses for explosives stay lit underwater? 555 viewsJanuary 1, 2024 Question100.55K January 10, 2023 0 Comments I’ve seen videos of people throwing firecrackers and dynamite and things like that into water and they still explode, but how do the fuses stay lit? In: 128 10 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted January 11, 2023 0 Comments as a nieve person my answer would be: things burn (combust) only because of three things 1) heat sufficent to start 2) fuel 3) presence of oxygen remove one and it goes out water will displace the o2 so then the fuse must provide its own o2 by some means. You are viewing 1 out of 10 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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