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[โ€“] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Keep away from dust explosions, they are very uncontrollable because they ignite very fast and produce a lot of heat. It's technically not an explosion, but it definitely is an easy way to burn your house down.

[โ€“] Grimpen@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Mythbusters did this with coffee whitener as I recall. Impressive.

This has also happened to sawmills and flour mills, under less controlled circumstances.