• @Surdon@lemm.ee
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    12 years ago

    I’m confused, how can you ‘burn’ anything without oxygen? Burn literally means to oxidize

    • Mossy Feathers (She/Her)
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      32 years ago

      That’s why it’s in quotes. You’re subjecting it to high heat, which would normally cause it to burn, but because there’s no oxygen it chars instead.