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A cloud of flour could blow up a bread factory
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21 February 2022
A cloud of flour could blow up a bread factory
Flour, an ingredient used all around the world every day to make bread, is highly explosive. If a cloud of flour dust is suspended in the air, even a tiny spark could trigger an explosion powerful enough to blow up an entire building.

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100 Things to Know About Food

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