T-Stoff
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T-stoff is a bipropellant rocket fuel (oxidizer) used in Germany during World War 2. One of its uses was to be combined with C-Stoff in the Messerschmitt Me 163 for fuel, at a ratio of three parts C-Stoff to one part T-stoff. The extreme toxicity of T-stoff caused it to decompose violently when brought into contact with any combustible substance, including human flesh. Because the two substances were so visibly similar, a complex testing system was developed to make sure that each fuel was put into the correct tanks of the Messerschmitt Me 163, as an improper loading would cause the aircraft to explode.
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