Assertion: kerosene | /r/HasProperty | explosive
Facets:
value: as gunpowder
type: OTHER
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: like all flammable liquids
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Although it replaced whale oil, the 1873 edition of Elements of Chemistry said, "The vapor of this substance [kerosene] mixed with air is as explosive as gunpowder.
text: You may wish to reconsider the statement that kerosene was considered "explosive as gunpowder.
text: I added a ref from 1873 which states, "The vapor of this substance [kerosene] mixed with air is as explosive as gunpowder.
text: Do you believe kerosene is explosive?
text: Like all flammable liquids, Kerosene is highly explosive if atomized and mixed with the correct amount of air.