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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·20 hours ago We whipped up a batch of improvised napalm with a bunch of kerosene and a styrofoam cooler Kerosene doesn’t dissolve styrofoam. You’re thinking of gasoline.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·20 hours agoKerosene is still a non-polar solvent, why wouldn’t it dissolve styrofoam?
minus-squareCatAssTrophy@safest.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·33 minutes agoSomewhat, but not nearly as quickly or to the extent of something like gasoline, acetone or even d-limonene/orange oil (which is what I use to dissolve styrofoam packaging for repurposing, because it smells the best and is less flammable). This video is someone dissolving polystyrene in kerosene, and as you can see it is a very slow process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yDdIanTEA
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoI was a kid at the time, but I’m pretty sure we used kerosene. It was red.
Kerosene doesn’t dissolve styrofoam. You’re thinking of gasoline.
Kerosene is still a non-polar solvent, why wouldn’t it dissolve styrofoam?
Somewhat, but not nearly as quickly or to the extent of something like gasoline, acetone or even d-limonene/orange oil (which is what I use to dissolve styrofoam packaging for repurposing, because it smells the best and is less flammable).
This video is someone dissolving polystyrene in kerosene, and as you can see it is a very slow process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yDdIanTEA
I was a kid at the time, but I’m pretty sure we used kerosene. It was red.