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It's really, really good. Short but well-written.

The one on chlorine trifluoride (linked in OP, but fixed link) is also really good: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...

I 2nd this - never heard of this before and I loved the 3 mins it took to read.

>coping with a metal-fluorine fire

Good lord

“It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water-with which it reacts explosively.”

Fantastic! I can see where Derek Lowe got his writing style inspiration.

Today, he writes about the world of medicines. His Twitter feed is excellent if you want to know more about some of the finer details about COVID related medicines: https://twitter.com/dereklowe?s=21.

Glad it was reposted a ninth time. I had never seen it, and it led me down an immensely interesting rabbit hole.

If you like this style of writing, I have a treat for you: https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pd... (if you haven't already read it. Fascinating stuff.)

Ah you are one of todays lucky 10000.

https://xkcd.com/1053/

I don’t know how many times I’ve read this article before, all I know is that today is the day I’ll read it again.

Recipes about Satan’s Kimchi are irresistible.