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Can you fire a gun in space? Will the powder burn? And if you made the
reloads in space in a vacuum would they fire?

Will dynamite explode in space?

Will a nucular bomb ignite on the moon?

The best way to put a fire out in space is open the door?



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Rodney Kelp wrote:

Can you fire a gun in space?

Yes. Beware of the recoil, though.

Will the powder burn?

No. It will explode. Powder is a mixture of something flammable, and
something that provides Oxygen. For gunpowder you use Potassium Nitrate, for
Space Shuttle boosters you use Ammonium Perchlorate, both are able to supply
lots of Oxygen for the combustion.

And if you made the
reloads in space in a vacuum would they fire?

Yes, if you put oxidizer in it.

Will dynamite explode in space?

Most certainly. Dynamite carries its own Oxygen, too. Otherwise, it wouldn't
explode, it would burn (but only in the presense of Oxygen).

Will a nucular bomb ignite on the moon?

I hope not! Of course it will. A nuclear process is not a combustive
process.

The best way to put a fire out in space is open the door?

I don't think so. While it would probably put out the fire, this method has
some severe drawbacks. For one thing, noone would be able to breathe
afterwards. Second, you wouldn't be removing any heat from the burning
material, so if the cabin was repressurized with new Oxygen within a few
minutes, the material would probably catch fire again.

I would suggest using a foam extinguisher.

/steen