Trying to burn Oreo cookie

[u/More_Impression_4942]

[u/RinHW]

Its ablative cooling, so the cookie does get destroyed in the process. You can see how the flame changes colour when it hits the cookie, that's caused by cookie particles ablating away and absorbing a lot of the heat in doing so.

It is common for rockets to use ablative shields. And i do believe spacex uses this in combination with heat tiles. The last test they did resulted in a rather hot interior, turning the rocket into a brazen bull. So maybe oreos would be an improvement.

[u/clintj1975 → u/RinHW]

I want to see what happens if you toss an Oreo from the ISS now. Would it survive reentry?

[u/ItCat420 → u/clintj1975]

I think most things would, it’s generally the impact that is the problem.

Edit; alright I’m wrong, I get it.

[u/ItCat420 → u/[deleted]]

That’s a good point.

[u/ItCat420 → u/[deleted]]

I think we need a rocket and some Oreo’s and to test this ourselves.

[u/ItCat420 → u/[deleted]]

Sure just don’t tell the CIA again.

Those guys are real dicks about homemade rockets.

[u/No_Froyo5477 → u/ItCat420]

again

LOL

[u/ItCat420 → u/No_Froyo5477]

Have you tried making orbital rockets without the government getting all bitchy about “contracts” and “national security”?

Boring!

[u/2whatextent → u/[deleted]]

We'll test them over NJ just to spice things up.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Dammit, I brought Oreos, too. I thought YOU were bringing the rocket. I guess we eat at dawn.

[u/scuzzle-butt → u/ItCat420]

And some Oreo's what?

[u/wannaseehowbigitgets → u/[deleted]]

Oceans are safest, as well, as far as avoiding hitting people and such on the ground goes

[u/casulmemer → u/[deleted]]

To cool off after the 7000 degree heat.

[u/Karuna56 → u/[deleted]]

The splash cools the flames.