How Does One Make Something Fireproof?

The next time someone tells you that they have something fireproof at their home, correct them and say that it is not really fireproof. Rather, it is only “fire resistant”, as everything containing carbon could combust and catch fire when hot enough.

But what makes a material “fireproof”? Bill Carroll, an adjunct professor at Indiana University Bloomington, explains to us the chemicals that make a material resistant to fire, over at Live Science.

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