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You’re in for a treat! Check out his “Things I Won't Work With” series.

>>flobos+(OP)
One of the classics, his take on Chlorine Trifluoride (!!!!)

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...

"It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water --- with which it reacts explosively."

- John D Clark, Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

>>jagged+f2
That’s a very interesting book if you have a passing knowledge of chemistry. Findable on the web in pdf form.

>>wiredf+Tf
That's a good option, though I also enjoyed the audiobook of Ignition! on Audible.

>>wiredf+Tf
Ignition! has also now been reprinted and is well worth the purchase and read.

>>r2_pil+Uk
Cool, when I read it it was pdf or $300 used copies.

>>jagged+f2
After which I recommend continuing with: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...

>>wiredf+Tf
I have a rusty, high-school knowledge of chemistry and Ignition made me love it (well, the part of it that is prone to explosion and corrosion). And I confirm, it's available in paper form.