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A spark can cause coal dust in a mine to explode and yet not cause an explosion with charcoal in a barbecue grill?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes. * A) Coal is not charcoal * B) Charcoal is not dust * C) The coal mine has a different atmosphere to the grill So, with all those differences, why would we expect the two situations to produce the same results?
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