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Subject: Can a 'water bomb' be made with available oxygen to snuff forest fires?

Date: Sat Aug 29 20:49:16 2009
Posted by Denise
Grade level: undergrad School: Pasadena City College
City: Pasadena State/Province: California Country: United States
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1251604156.Ch
Message:

Although my own knowledge is limited, I know we have so much technology out 
there that just hasn't been applied!  Just want to know if it would be possible 
to make like a "heat-seeking water-bomb/missile" that could drop/shoot/fire (?)
hydrogen near a forest fire to combine with oxygen nearby to create water and 
put out the fire quickly.  We're on fire here in California this summer of 
2009!  Can you tell me why it would or would not work or if anyone has thought 
of this before?  Thanks!  


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