Lithium is inflammable, and it is potentially explosive when exposed to air and especially to water, though less so than the other alkali metals.

Care is required in handling elemental sodium, as it is potentially explosive and generates inflammable hydrogen and caustic sodium hydroxide upon contact with water ; powdered sodium may combust spontaneously in air or oxygen.

One is highly unstable, prone to release potentially explosive gas on contact with even the slightest bit of moisture, which makes it extremely dangerous to mine, store, transport, and consume.

The duo was once considered " one of the hottest, most durable, and potentially most explosive of all R & B ensembles ".

The earliest and potentially most devastating attack occurred on September 9, 1841 at Lock No. 37 ( Allanburg ) of the first Welland Canal ( 180m north of today's Allanburg bridge ), when an explosive charge destroyed one of the lock gates.

Additional rationales for smoking restrictions include reduced risk of fire in areas with explosive hazards ; cleanliness in places where food, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, or precision instruments and machinery are produced ; decreased legal liability ; potentially reduced energy use via decreased ventilation needs ; reduced quantities of litter ; healthier environments ; and giving smokers incentive to quit.

Thus, stratification of a magma chamber may result in an increase in the amount of gas within the magma near the top of the chamber, and also make this magma more viscous ; potentially leading to a more explosive eruption than would be the case had the chamber not become stratified.

Areas with potentially explosive gases need further protection to prevent electrical sparks from igniting the gases, and internal conduit gas-tight barriers to prevent potentially ignited gases from traveling inside the conduit to other parts of the building.

** Potassium perchlorate, more powerful but potentially explosive

This could then create a potentially explosive environment inside the container.

Unlike most organic compounds, benzoyl peroxide is potentially explosive, and, hence, it can cause fires without external ignition.

The effect of explosive shells lodging into wooden hulls and then detonating, was potentially devastating.

Over his career, the firmly authoritative Summers proved adept at handling arguments, using his stocky build ( 5 ' 8 " and over 200 pounds ( 91 kg )) to maximum advantage in defusing potentially explosive situations ; he had a " slow thumb ", rarely ejecting anyone from a game without a warning.

His other film roles include that of a wealthy Montana land baron whose cattle are being rustled in 1975's Rancho Deluxe and as the source who tips off newspaperman Bruce Willis to a potentially explosive story in The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Because flash-powder mixtures are so easy to initiate, there is potentially a high risk of accidental explosions which can inflict severe blast / fragmentation injuries e. g., blindness, explosive amputation, permanent maiming or disfigurement.

He also mentions the cabbage stamp with the potentially explosive cabbage scented glue, of which Corporal Nobbs has confiscated many examples.

Due to the possible danger caused by containing potentially explosive methane or other gases created by the decomposition of human waste, as well as to provide a more pleasant-smelling outhouse, a ventilation pipe or other arrangement is used to allow the gas to escape.

Any open flame or electric sparks, including lit tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars or pipes, in the area also present a danger of ignition of any hydrogen gas emanating from a battery ( this is the reason, when recharging the battery in place in the vehicle or jump starting, that the negative cable of the recharger or attached to the other vehicle's jumping battery negative post is always attached away from the battery to ground on the engine or frame, and is always attached to complete the circuit only after the positive cable has been attached to the battery's positive terminal ( and is removed in the reverse order, i. e., negative cable first from the frame or engine, breaking the circuit, then positive cable from the battery )-in this fashion, any sparks which may occur will occur at the more distant location of the negative cable attachment point, away from the battery and potentially explosive gases, and no sparks will occur, as the circuit is no longer complete, when the positive cable is attached or detached from the battery ).

Like the older games, there are also explosive barrels ; shooting a barrel and managing to explode it will damage and potentially kill all units nearby.

Liquid oxygen is potentially explosive, and this is especially true if the trap has been used to trap solvent.

* Equipment and protective systems intended for use potentially explosive atmospheres

Firefighting at the site in the tunnel began at 1: 30 a. m. once the potentially explosive atmosphere at the lake was under control.

Despite the fact that these pipes contained a mixture of dangerous, toxic and potentially explosive substances, many were never purged of their contents when the coke ovens operations ceased.

" Extrapolations " are where data is used in a situation which has potentially clinically important differences than the original study situation.

Bobby is fiercely protective of those he considers friends, going as far as to threaten to kill his teammate Northstar for leaving Angel in a potentially dangerous situation, keeping constant vigil by Cannonball's bedside while Sam recovered from his injury from Sinister, and engaging in physical confrontation with Cyclops for questioning Rogue's judgment as a team leader.

In response, another physicist named Joseph Polchinski sent them a letter in which he argued that one could avoid questions of free will by considering a potentially paradoxical situation involving a billiard ball sent through a wormhole which sends it back in time.

These practices may make sharks more accustomed to people in their environment and to associate human activity with food ; a potentially dangerous situation.

In the Old Norse Eiríksmál it is Sigmund and his nephew Sinfjötli (= Fitela ) who are sent to greet the dead King Eirík Bloodaxe and welcome him to Valhalla while in the Hákonarmál it is Bragi and Hermóðr who are sent to greet King Hákon the Good in the same situation, potentially suggesting an equivalence between the two was seen.

However, his first priority was to conclude a peace treaty with Shapur I of Persia, and withdraw the army from a potentially disastrous situation.

During an alarming situation in which a threat is detected and signaled to the hypothalamus from primary sensory and limbic structures, cortisol is one way the brain instructs the body to attempt to regain homeostasis – by redistributing energy ( glucose ) to areas of the body that need it most, that is, toward critical organs ( the heart, the brain ) and away from digestive and reproductive organs, during a potentially harmful situation in an attempt to overcome the challenge at hand.

He argued that cognitive processes of appraisal are central in determining whether a situation is potentially threatening, constitutes a harm / loss or a challenge, or is benign.

During the Army's formation, some Presbyterians considered it a hotbed of Independents, a potentially dangerous situation given that Parliament's agreement with the Scottish Covenanters stipulated that Presbyterianism would be the established Church in England.

Horton's screen character was instantly defined from his earliest talkies: pleasant and dignified, but politely hesitant when faced with a potentially embarrassing situation.

Although the envelopment of Caen had stalled, on XXX Corps's right flank at the junction between the British Second and United States First Armies, a potentially favourable situation had developed.

This kind of ' conflict management ' is the use of voice, tone, and body language to calm a potentially violent situation before violence actually ensues.

In order to prevent an embarrassing and potentially dangerous situation, should Tiberius have reacted angrily to Caligula's hasty ascension to power, Macro " ordered the old Emperor to be smothered under a huge heap of clothes.

In addition, a foil on the windward side presents an unstable situation, since any lifting of the foil out of the water, by mechanisms such as heeling or wave action, will result in reduced downwards force, potentially leading to capsize.

* Resilience: " The ability of adults in otherwise normal circumstances who are exposed to an isolated and potentially highly disruptive event, such as the death of a close relation or a violent or life-threatening situation, to maintain relatively stable, healthy levels of psychological and physical functioning " as well as " the capacity for generative experiences and positive emotions.

Most importantly, it helps us direct our attention to the most pertinent stimuli in a potentially dangerous situation and act appropriately.

This creates a thalamoamygdala pathway capable of bypassing intense scrutiny of incoming stimuli, which allows for quick responses in a potentially life-threatening situation.

Life is threatened, usually because the principal character is unsuspectingly or unknowingly involved in a dangerous or potentially deadly situation.

Kyle acknowledged this trend in the season five ( 2001 ) episode " Cartmanland " when he states that he often gives the speech each week in an attempt to " try and better myself ", and again in the season seven ( 2003 ) episode " Butt Out " where he repeatedly reminds his friends that they continuously allow potentially riotous events to occur, and are only able to defuse the situation by giving such a speech to the gathered townsfolk.

If the driver doesn't want to lift off the throttle, potentially causing trailing-throttle oversteer, left-foot braking can induce a mild oversteer situation, and help the car " tuck ", or turn-in better.

To help control the situation, he established the rule that no one would be allowed to enter the Yukon without a ton of goods to support themselves, thus preventing the entry of desperate and potentially unruly speculators and adventurers.

This prevents the potentially disastrous situation of runaway reverse operation ( see test video ).

" Unsuspecting children will inevitably knock on the doors of sex offenders this Saturday, creating a potentially dangerous situation.