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  2. Hot foot powder - Wikipedia

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    Hot foot powder is used in African American hoodoo folk magic to drive unwanted people away. It is a mixture of herbs and minerals, virtually always including chilli powder, salt, pepper, and chilli flakes. Other ingredients, such as wasp's nests, sulfur, and graveyard dirt are sometimes added.

  3. Cooking off - Wikipedia

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    Nitrocellulose, the primary component of modern smokeless powder, has a relatively low autoignition temperature of around 160–170 °C (320–338 °F). [3] Contrary to popular myth, this will not cause the machine gun to "runaway" at cyclic rate of fire (as compared to a slamfire ) because each chambered round has to first be brought up to ...

  4. Powder (1995 film) - Wikipedia

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    Powder received generally mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 50% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. [3]Caryn James of The New York Times described the film as "lethally dull" with Goldblum's dry humor offering the only tolerable moments in the film.

  5. Thermal runaway - Wikipedia

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    Chemical reactions involving thermal runaway are also called thermal explosions in chemical engineering, or runaway reactions in organic chemistry.It is a process by which an exothermic reaction goes out of control: the reaction rate increases due to an increase in temperature, causing a further increase in temperature and hence a further rapid increase in the reaction rate.

  6. Runaway - Wikipedia

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    Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable; Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic process while temperature increases with the heat released and giving rise to an explosion

  7. Gasoline pill - Wikipedia

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    His invention was a green powder that was added to water, which he claimed had actually been invented by a fictitious German scientist named Dr. Alexander Kraft. Franch took money from a number of small investors who read about his claims in the National Tattler or a similar [clarification needed] tabloid publication. In what became a frequent ...

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday ...

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    According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  9. Runaway (dependent) - Wikipedia

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    Running away from home is considered a crime in some jurisdictions, but it is usually a status offense punished with probation, or not punished at all. [16] Giving aid or assistance to a runaway instead of turning them in to the police is a more serious crime called "harboring a runaway", and is typically a misdemeanor.