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white phosphorus

white phosphorus - aka Willie Pete , is a chemical weapon that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, & incendiary munitions, & is commonly the burning element of tracer ammunition. Other common names for white phosphorus munitions include WP & the slang terms Willie Pete & Willie Peter, which are derived from William Peter, the WWII phonetic alphabet rendering of the letters WP. White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air) burns fiercely; it can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, & other combustibles.

It has to be stored under water when not in use ,
The Only way to put it out is to smother it .

If you were to get it on your skin it would burn

You down to your bones & teeth .

When dropped by airplanes & helicopters it's

Reminiscent of fireworks but raining down in

Greyish white streaks .

In WW II it was used as a smokescreen.

White phosphorus ignites when interacting with oxygen, releasing a large amount of smoke during combustion. The military can use the curtain to mask their troops movements.
white phosphorus has been used in WW II , Kabul, Fallujah ,
Syria, Afghanistan , the gaza strip ... pretty much the middle east.

It is comparable to agent orange & napalm which was used in Vietnam

All 3 are outlawed by the Geneva convention to not be used

On civilians during war time .

the burning temperature of phosphorus is 800–2500 °C; it sticks to various surfaces, including skin & clothes; the burning substance is difficult to extinguish. White phosphorus can cause deep burns down to the bones, & remnants of the substance in the tissues can ignite again after the initial
Treatment.
by Blu_leef July 4, 2023
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Northern White Rhino

An older white canadian man on the prowl for a younger woman and by definition, the gender opposite of the cougar. The Northern White Rhino derives his name from his appearance because the specimen is more often than not horny , sometimes sporting his man horn. More often that not claiming to have a spectacular one.
There's A Northern White Rhino over there. How do you know? Look he has his horn.
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Basic white girl

Starbucks
Leggings
iPhone

Always on phone
Says “like” too much
Takes too many photos of her
Takes too many photos of her dog
Instagram
Netflix
Watches Pretty Little Liars
Watches Friends
Liked Pitch Perfect
Can quote Mean Girls and Clueless
Uses filters on all photos
Works out
Wears crop tops
Wears short shorts
That blonde over there must be a basic white girl. You can tell by the Starbucks in her left hand and her iPhone in her right.
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Wayne white

A term used to describe an often random yet charming gentleman that can make a room rupture into laughter with only a few words.
Robert: Hey Maisy what’s your new boyfriend like?
Maisy: He’s amazing, just like Wayne white!
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wax paper white

skin tone, exhibited by but not limited to caucasians, that is so fair the skin acquires a transluscent quality resembeling waxed paper. a skin tone that is paler than white. the opposite of blue black. blue black, honky, waxed paper whites, whitey, ginger, redhead
Sandy is such a wax paper white that she looks like a vein road map.

Joshua is such a wax paper white, that he must be inbred.

blue black, honky, waxed paper whites, whitey, ginger, redhead
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White Trash Stock Market

The act of trading in any collectible that is graded, vacuum sealed in a lucite case or comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. i.e. Sports cards, comic books, toys, NASCAR commemorative plates, Civil War themed Chess sets, Beanie Babies, anything with the words "Star" and "Wars"...
The value of these items can rise and fall on a whim, but in the end they have no true value, despite what your monthly Beckett or Wizard guides may lead you to believe.
Dow sets all-time high; Blue-chip indicator manages highest close ever, taking out a 6-1/2-year-old record; falling oil is the catalyst; and good news for those holding Tickle Me Elmos in the White Trash Stock Market sector.
by Munkerson November 17, 2006
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walter white

The saddest story of a man.............
"Have you watched Breaking Bad?"

"Na, man. I don't like meth heads."

"What? Walter White isn't a meth head, yo. He's the saddest story of a man......"
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