eli5 why do fuses for explosives stay lit underwater?

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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?

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The fuse doesn’t draw oxygen from the atmosphere to burn. Instead it contains an oxidiser. So it can burn under water.

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