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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 07:46:27 JST Ars Technica

   Jury awards $229M to victims of “Real Water” tainted with rocket fuel chemical

   An expert witness testified hydrazine was likely formed during an electrolysis process.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/10/jury-awards-229m-to-victims-of-real-water-tainted-with-rocket-fuel-chemical/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • mem_somerville (mem_somerville@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 07:47:45 JST mem_somerville

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     @arstechnica Water...concentrate??

     Wha?

   • Max™ (maxthyme@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 12:22:20 JST Max™

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     @arstechnica I've read Ignition! and yo, hydrazine isn't just a rocket fuel chemical, it's a freaking monopropellant!

     It's like the main one because all the other monoprops tend to freaking explode if you look at them wrong, or produce clouds of fun stuff like heavy metals!

     At least it wasn't a bimethyl mercury derivative?

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 21:01:36 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica Maybe it was not their intention, but I'd be salty if they claimed theirs are "REAL" when you know the liquid that runs out of every faucets is already "real" enough.