{"id":4283,"date":"2015-02-27T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2015-02-26T17:04:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T12:04:32","slug":"astronauts-experimenting-with-water-that-starts-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=4283","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts experimenting with water that starts fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Burn\u00a0baby burn. Today, we use water to put out fires. But what if we could use it for the opposite effect? Astronaut researchers on the International Space Station are experimenting with water that can start a fire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/when_my_first_love_went_up_in_flames.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4284 colorbox-4283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/when_my_first_love_went_up_in_flames.jpg\" alt=\"when_my_first_love_went_up_in_flames\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/when_my_first_love_went_up_in_flames.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/when_my_first_love_went_up_in_flames-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s called supercritical water and it might offer benefits such as clean-burning municipal waste disposal and improved saltwater purification.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Water becomes supercritical when it is compressed at 217 times the air pressure found at sea level and heated above 703.4 degrees Fahrenheit. At that point, the water is not\u00a0liquid, solid or gas \u2013 it\u2019s more of a liquid-like gas. When this supercritical water mixes with organic material, oxidation occurs. The supercritical water burns the organic material, but without the pesky flames.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2014\/01\/08\/astronauts_start_fire_with_water_newscred\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.salon.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Dear User\/Visitor! 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Today, we use water to put out fires. But what if we could use it for the opposite effect? Astronaut researchers on the International Space Station are experimenting with water that can start a fire. 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