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Re:Torpedo juice: Legendary, illegal WWII liquor drunk in Al... by theophrastus on Thursday December 19, 2024 @12:14PM (#42463529)
What was the source of the oxygen to maintain ethyl alcohol combustion in a sealed WWII torpedo?
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Re:Torpedo juice: Legendary, illegal WWII liquor drunk in Al... by ceejayoz on Thursday December 19, 2024 @12:38PM (#42463825)
Compressed air. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo#Wet-heater
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