Does napalm burn trees?

The old napalm had merely thrown out a column of quickly extinguished flame. The new napalm used in Vietnam, which could be spread by flamethrowers or dropped from jets, spread out quickly, stuck to surfaces--trees, bamboo huts, clothing, skin--and continued burning.
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What does napalm burn at?

Napalm burns at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1,200 °C (1,470 to 2,190 °F). In addition, it burns longer than gasoline, is more easily dispersed, and sticks to its targets.
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What does napalm do to the environment?

Burning napalm rapidly de-oxygenates the surrounding environment causing asphyxiation. By-products of flaming napalm include high levels of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide that can lead to toxicity. Some types of napalm use polystyrene chemicals that convert to styrene, which is a neurotoxin and likely carcinogen.
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Does napalm burn to the bone?

First, second and third-degree burns involve heat damage to the skin only. But now, napalm causes burns even more severe than that: a fourth-degree burn entails damage to the skin and muscle, and fifth-degree burns is a napalm wound penetrating both skin and muscle and affecting the bone.
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What happens if you light napalm on fire?

Burning napalm would set peoples' clothing on fire and produce 4th or 5th degree burns penetrating right through the skin. It came into combat use in the Korean War and even though it has been used by many countries in different conflicts since then, it is imperishably associated with the Vietnam War.
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Can napalm burn underwater?

Versions of napalm B containing white phosphorus will even burn underwater (if there is trapped oxygen in folds of cloth, for example) so even jumping into rivers and lakes won't help those unfortunate souls attacked with this vile weapon.
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Does napalm melt skin?

For such a simple thing to make, napalm had horrific human consequences. A bit of liquid fire, a sort of jellied gasoline, napalm clung to human skin on contact and melted off the flesh.
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What is napalm man's weakness?

Napalm Man also attacks by shooting head missiles which can be avoided by just jumping over them. He is weak when he has jumped and when he finishes firing missiles. His weakness is the Crystal Eye, but it should be fired at a wall, to increase the chances of two orbs hitting him.
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Is napalm just gasoline and styrofoam?

During the Vietnam war, a new napalm was developed called 'Napalm-B' which used polystyrene, gasoline (petrol) and benzene (already in gasoline). The new napalm was a lot more effective than the old type and the polystyrene used to thicken the gasoline made the substance even more sticky and harder to put out.
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How long does it take for napalm to stop burning?

Conventional napalm burns for 15-30 seconds, whereas napalm B burns for up to 10 minutes. Napalm B provided the United States with an incendiary substance with enhanced stability and controllability and, as such, became the weapon of choice during the Vietnam War.
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What did napalm smell like?

It smells like … victory.” I asked a Vietnam vet if he could recall what napalm actually smelled like. He responded instantly, “Gasoline and laundry detergent.. It smells like what it is.
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Is napalm orange juice and gasoline?

Napalm is made when you mix equal parts of gasoline and frozen orange juice. And the results are catastrophically explosive. But that's not the only mixture that can be explosive. Mixing business and religion can be as controversial and explosive as mixing politics and —well— anything.
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Does napalm burn hotter?

Napalms are stickier, and burn hotter, than unadulterated hydrocarbons. As the Oxford English Dictionary writes, it is "A thixotropic gel consisting of petrol and this thickening agent (or some similar agent), used in flame-throwers and incendiary bombs; jellied petrol."
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What is hotter than napalm?

Thermite, a mixture of metal powder and metal oxide, is the hottest burning man-made substance in the world. It burns at temperatures of more than 2,200C, enough to burn through steel or asphalt. On human flesh, it can burn down to the bone.
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Do you smell that napalm?

You smell that? Lance : What? Kilgore : Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that.
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What fuel burns the hottest?

Anthracite coal is the hottest burning fuel in comparison to the most common ones in use. Environmentally cleaner than other fossil fuels. Due to its low sulfur content, Anthracite coal produces virtually no smoke or particulate emissions. This is a major problem with cord wood and pellet burning stoves.
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Is napalm allowed in war?

Legal status

Napalm is legal to use on the battlefield under international law. Its use against "concentrations of civilians" is a war crime.
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Why put styrofoam in a Molotov cocktail?

The defense ministry distributed a recipe for producing Molotov cocktails to civilians through Ukrainian television, which included the use of styrofoam as a thickening agent to aid in helping the burning liquid stick to vehicles or other targets.
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What is a nape bomb?

noun. chemistry. a bomb made from a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc.
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Is napalm also Agent Orange?

Agent Orange, which was used during the Vietnam War to clear dense vegetation, is a deadly herbicide with long-lasting effects. Napalm, a gel-like fuel mixture that burns slowly and more accurately than gasoline, was used in bombs.
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What was it like to be exposed to napalm?

Exposure history usually is obvious. Patients will recount hearing the sounds of an explosion and seeing flames, and will have excruciatingly painful burns from the exposure. Napalm produces carbon monoxide as a by-product of combustion.
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How hot is liquid napalm?

It was developed by U.S. scientists during World War II. Napalm is also employed in a pyrotechnic gel containing gasoline and less-volatile petroleum oil, powdered magnesium, and sodium nitrate; this composition burns at a temperature of about 1,000° C (1,800° F), compared to 675° C (1,250° F) for thickened gasoline.
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Why doesn t the US use napalm anymore?

Napalm has been banned because of the horrible injuries it causes, as has (largely) white phosphorous. The blast range of a HE bomb is pretty limited and can be disrupted by trenches etc. That's why they often carry shrapnel to enhance the wounding effect.
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Is napalm a jelly?

Napalm itself, is a jelly obtained from the salts of aluminium, palmitic or other fatty acids, and naphthenic acids. Napalm is the most controversial weapon of war used in WWII and the vietnam war.
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What happens if you mix Styrofoam and gasoline?

Will gasoline dissolve Styrofoam? Yes. The resulting, sticky and gelatinous material, is effectively home made “napalm”. It can be be made by dissolving pieces of Styrofoam in gasoline or diesel fuel to form a flammable jelly-like substance.
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