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Acid sets off explosives

  • Awesan     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Why does acid set off explosives? Shouldn't it just eat away? Just wondering..
  • Rconover     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    have a watch at this video here on Sulfuric Acid, it creates a MASSIVE amount of energy in this endothermic reaction.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos#p/u/6/100Bk580mPY
  • Simon     23rd Jul 2010 Administrator 0 Permalink
    As Rconover stated, some acids create quite a bit of heat when reacting, also it's just another way of igniting explosives.
  • ssc4k     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    That is sulfuric acid and sugar, it doesn't always react that way but sure it will usually produce some heat.

    But for explosives like C4 you need a lot of heat and a strong shock wave not a bit of heat and no shock wave, yet in the game 1 drop of acid sets off an entire bundle of C4 (though so does a touch of fire...).
  • rathat     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    I don't think acid should ignite though.
  • Rconover     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    ssc4k
    actually in the video they say its just water.
  • ssc4k     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Oops, I just read the description, lazy me :p

    It seems most of the debate about acid is what type it is and what reactions that type has, maybe we should just go for "whatever is useful in game" instead?
  • Andrewrox     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Nah, Acid should definitely ignite stuff. Could you imagine Acid eating away at rubidium? It would make no sense.

    Some technical things like acid "eating power" should not matter much at the moment. I think Acid is fairly accurate at the moment.
  • seehp     23rd Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    But should itself really burn?
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