DAMN! VIDEO! MASSIVE Aluminum Factor Explosion In Henan Province China Looked Like A Mini Nuke!

OK, so you have changed from a hydrogen explosion to a metal-water reaction.

I agree that Lithium will react quite impressively with water.

Aluminum? meh, I would need to see it to believe it. On a large scale, the same problem happens. Large mass of molten aluminum must contact the water from far away. and before it cools off. But must be finely divided enough to react, but that almost by definition means it will be cooled off.

I admit I am not omniscient, but I would not place any bets on that being able to produce that sharp shock wave and white light.

Just showing a building that collapsed can easily be explained by the simple vaporization of the water into steam in a semi contained vessel, then breaking free. But no white light, and no shock wave that you can video tape.

Anyhow, it is getting late. Thanks for the rational discussion (finally). :)

Actually, there is. Here is the process.

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"The smelting process is continuous. Additional alumina is added to the bath periodically to replace that consumed by reduction. Heat generated by the electric current maintains the bath in a molten condition so that fresh alumina dissolves. Periodically, molten aluminum is siphoned off."

Looks similar to normal smelting, except they use electricity to reach the smelting temps.

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Yknow in England they pronounce it aloo-min-yum.

Never understood why.