Burnt Nose

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rurwin

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IIRC, there's a known percentage water content above which combustion isn't supported. But that will go out of the window with atomisation and the other constituents. Your guess is as good as anyone's, I think.

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lol

You would need to get up to 100 degrees proof I guess, and as rurwin says, that's unlikey. The whole 'proof' thing is one of those really cool things to come from the English navy way back in the day. Here's what wikipedia says:

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The term originated in the 18th century, when payments to British sailors included rations of rum. To ensure that the rum had not been watered down, it was "proved" by dousing gunpowder with it and then testing to see if the gunpowder would ignite. If it did not, then the rum contained too much water and was considered to be "under proof". Gunpowder would not burn in rum that contained less than 57.15% ABV. Therefore, rum that contained this percentage of alcohol was defined to have "100° (one hundred degrees) proof".
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