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Can thermite burn throgh anything

Updated: 8/11/2023
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I would not say "anything" however I have seen it burn through a few inches of steel plate in a matter of seconds, melting it down to a liquid

I saw a TV show where they were running experiments with THermite, it can burn through a great many things but it CAN'T burn through Titanium

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