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submitted 2 weeks ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was surprised when I heard about a sugar factory exploding. I had no idea if there was enough sugar particles in the air then it could ignite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can do a super fun science experiment at home (custard powder is commonly used but icing sugar might work) to demonstrate this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh neat. I might regret finding out about that later. 😂