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eppur_se_muova

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6. Um wait -- copper is a non-sparking metal.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2020, 11:10 PM

May 2020

That's why ammo casings are brass, and special beryllium-copper tools are used when working around fuels.

The battery could have caused an electrical spark, but that could have involved almost any conductor.

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Um wait -- copper is a non-sparking metal. eppur_se_muova May 2020 #6

No but it gets hot when it shorts a battery. marble falls May 2020 #7

Again, true of any conductor. Nothing to do with copper specifically. nt eppur_se_muova May 2020 #8

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