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    3 months ago

    Fun fact: mixing polystyrene and gasoline results in a flammable jelly that sticks to anything.

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        3 months ago

        Napalm is aluminum salts of naphthenic acid and palmitic acid. The aluminum saponifies the other two constituents resulting in a fuel-gel mixture. Polystyrene + gasoline is dollar store napalm, not the real deal.