# Brinstone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brinstone/618654>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 13, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brinstone/618654 "2012-04-13T13:24:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TheAncientOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheAncientOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheAncientOne)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brinstone/618654/1 "2012-04-13T13:24:12Z")

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🙂 The Romans called it the fire of the Gods they use it in war fare it was like napalm  
if you got any on you it would burn all the way through you and if water hit it  
it would turn hard like a rock.

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**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brinstone/618654/2 "2012-04-13T14:28:24Z")

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Referring to [this column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1642/whats-up-with-fire-and-brimstone-whats-brimstone) I guess?