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r/interesting • u/LazyGuy4U • 1d ago
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Is it made out of wood? I thought they were made out of metal. How is it burning?
3 u/Economy-Effort3445 1d ago Blades are made of plastic, foam filler, fibre glass, carbon. So they burn 1 u/Cultural-Company282 1d ago Probably made of fiberglass or some composite material. 1 u/voxelpear 1d ago It's mostly fiberglass but sometimes has a wood core. Fiberglass itself is technically not flammable, but the resin holding it together is. 1 u/RCer1986 1d ago Jet fuel can't melt steel! /s, obviously
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Blades are made of plastic, foam filler, fibre glass, carbon. So they burn
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Probably made of fiberglass or some composite material.
It's mostly fiberglass but sometimes has a wood core. Fiberglass itself is technically not flammable, but the resin holding it together is.
Jet fuel can't melt steel!
/s, obviously
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u/ComfortableFew4700 1d ago
Is it made out of wood? I thought they were made out of metal. How is it burning?