Fire and Explosives – Chemistry in a Hurry

Podcast: Talking Science · Stavros kinnas

Opublikowano: 2026-09-15

Fire and explosives are, at heart, the same chemistry running at wildly different speeds: rapid oxidation releasing energy. This episode covers the fire triangle, why flames take the shape and colour they do, what activation energy means, and what genuinely separates an explosive from an ordinary fuel — strictly the underlying science, with no preparation methods, formulations, quantities or procedures discussed. You'll come away understanding what combustion actually is at the molecular level, the three ingredients every fire needs and how each is used to put a fire out, why some materials ignite far more easily than others, th...